frolic
English
/ˈfɹɒlɪk/, /ˈfɹɑlɪk/
adj
Definitions
- (now) Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
- (obsolete) Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.
Etymology
Derived from Dutch, Flemish vrolijk (cheerful, joyous) derived from Middle Dutch vrolijc derived from Old Dutch frōlīk derived from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz, *frawaz (energetic, happy, quick, glad).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*frawaz
Gloss
energetic, happy, quick, glad
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -er English
- -k- English
- frolicful English
- frolicked English
- frolicker English
- frolicketh English
- frolicking English
- frolickingly English
- frolicky English
- frolicly English
- frolicsome English
- frolicsomely English
- frolicsomeness English
- Frohnatur German
- erwartungsfroh German
- farbenfroh German
- feuchtfröhlich German
- freuen German
- froh German
- frohlocken German
- fröhlich German
- gottfroh German
- weinfroh German
- vrolijk Dutch, Flemish
- vrolijkheid Dutch, Flemish
- прыгать Russian
- *prew- Proto-Indo-European
- *frawalīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *frawaz Proto-Germanic
- *fruwiþō Proto-Germanic
- frár Old Norse
- پریدن Persian
- vrolijc Middle Dutch
- frao Old High German
- frewan Old High German
- frō Old High German
- vrō Middle High German
- vrōlocken Middle High German
- *frō Old Dutch
- frōlīk Old Dutch
- vrō Middle Low German
- fra Old Saxon
- fro Old Saxon
- frō Old Saxon