vrouwe

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Dutch

Etymology

Older form of vrouw.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vrouwe f (plural vrouwen, diminutive vrouwtje n)

  1. (formal) noblewoman
  2. (formal) esteemed woman

Usage notes

Not to be confused with vrouw (woman).

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch frouwa

Noun

vrouwe f

  1. lady, noblewoman
  2. lady, any woman of prestige
  3. woman in general

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

- general:

- persons:

Descendants

  • Dutch: vrouwe (lady), vrouw (woman)
  • Limburgish: vrów
  • West Flemish: vrouwe
  • Zealandic: vrouwe
  • English: frow

Further reading

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old High German frouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, from *frawjô, from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

    Noun

    vrouwe f

    1. lady, madam
      ze vrouwenas wife

    Declension

    Descendants

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “vrouwe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

    Zealandic

    Etymology

    From Middle Dutch vrouwe

    Noun

    vrouwe f (plural vrouwen)

    1. woman
      Synonym: wuuf
    2. wife
      Synonym: wuuf