Fróði

See also: frodi, frōdi, frøði, and -frøði

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Fróði, from Proto-Germanic *Frōdô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfrɔuvɪ]

Proper noun

Fróði m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Fróði: Fróðason
  • daughter of Fróði: Fróðadóttir

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Fróði
Accusative Fróða
Dative Fróða
Genitive Fróða

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Fróði.

Proper noun

Fróði m

  1. a male given name

Declension
declension of Fróði
m-w1 singular
indefinite
nominative Fróði
accusative Fróða
dative Fróða
genitive Fróða

Old Norse

Etymology

Originally a byname, from Proto-Germanic *Frōdô (“the wise”), masculine definite of *frōdaz (“wise”). Equivalent to fróði, masculine definite of fróðr.

Proper noun

Fróði m (genitive Fróða)

  1. a male given name

Declension
  Declension of Fróði (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Fróði
accusative Fróða
dative Fróða
genitive Fróða

Descendants
  • Icelandic: Fróði
  • Faroese: Fróði
  • Norwegian: Frode
  • Danish: Frode
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