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vrouwe

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Older form of vrouw.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vrouwe f (plural vrouwen, diminutive vrouwtje n)

  1. (formal) noblewoman
    Synonyms: edelvrouw, dame
  2. (formal) esteemed woman

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with vrouw (woman).

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch frouwa

Noun

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vrouwe f

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

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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- general:

- persons:

Descendants

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

Further reading

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Middle High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

    Noun

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    vrouwe f

    1. lady, madam
      ze vrouwenas wife

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    References

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

    Zealandic

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Dutch vrouwe

    Noun

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    vrouwe f (plural vrouwen)

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








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