frauðr

Old Norse

Etymology

Often cited as being inherited from Proto-Germanic *frauþaz, however perhaps instead from earlier *fraugr, and cognate with Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”).

Noun

frauðr m

frog

Declension

Declension of frauðr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	frauðr	frauðrinn	frauðar	frauðarnir
accusative	frauð	frauðinn	frauða	frauðana
dative	frauði	frauðinum	frauðum	frauðunum
genitive	frauðs	frauðsins	frauða	frauðanna

Descendants

Icelandic: frauður
Norwegian: frau, fraud, fraug (dialectal)
Old Swedish: frödh, frödher
- Swedish: fröd, frö, fröa (dialectal)
Old Danish: frødh
- Danish: frø
Gutnish: fråi
→ Middle English: froude, frode, frude, froud
- English: frod (dialectal)
→ Old French: froiz, froit, frot (“toad”)

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