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frea

Pronunciation: /fræ͜ɑː/

“frea” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. lord, king
  2. owner
  3. God, Christ
  4. husband

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic frawō, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô, from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per- (“to go forward”). Cognate with Old Saxon frāho, Old High German frao, frō, Old Norse Freyr, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 (frauja), and via Proto-Indo-European with Latin prōvincia (English province).

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