frow

English

noun
Definitions
  • A woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one.
  • (obsolete) A slovenly woman; a wench; a lusty woman.
  • (obsolete) A big, fat woman; a slovenly, coarse, or untidy woman; a woman of low character.

Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch vrouwe (lady) derived from Old Dutch *frōwa derived from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ (lady, mistress) derived from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (master, right judge, judge, right).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*prōw-

Gloss

master, right judge, judge, right

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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