Froage

See also: froage

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vrâge, from Old Saxon *frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu. Cognates include German Low German Froog and German Frage. Doublet of Fräige, which is inherited from Old Frisian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɔːɣə/
  • Hyphenation: Froa‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɣə

Noun

Froage f (plural Froagen)

  1. (proscribed) question
    • 2009, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “Bie dän Koopmon”, in Margaretha Grosser, transl., Die litje Prins [The little Prince], →ISBN:
      Wilst stoalde hie noch wiedere Froagen:
      Meanwhile he was still asking further questions:

Synonyms

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Fräige”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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