Fräi

Transylvanian Saxon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʀæi̯/
  • Hyphenation: Fräi

Etymology 1

Cognate with German Frau.

Noun

Fräi

  1. wife, woman
    • 2003, “De fremd Sprochen (en Gedicht än Siweberjesch Sachsescher Sproch)”, in Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen - Siebenbürgische Zeitung‎, archived from the original on 2020-11-21:
      “Meng Fräi äs en häsich, awer ech hun mät den Kängden saxesch vu Geburt un gerièd […] ”
      My wife is from here but I've been speaking Transylvanian Saxon with the children ever since they were born […]

Etymology 2

Cognate with German Frühe.

Noun

Fräi

  1. morning
    • 2003, “Memories2 - AFF DER HÜTT”, in Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen - Siebenbürgische Zeitung‎, archived from the original on 2020-11-21:
      “De Plosk, den Pali hun mer derbäi,
      wun mir zein änt Geberch än der Fräi. […] ”
      We have our mugs and our schnapps when we head out to the mountains early in the morning. […]
Derived terms
  • än der Fräi (“in the morning”)
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