froge

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • fron, frohe (some southern dialects of Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German frāgēn. Compare German fragen, Dutch vragen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʀɔːɣə/

Verb

froge (third-person singular present frööch or fröt or frät, past tense frot or frooch or fruuch, past participle jefrot or jefrooch or gefrot)

  1. (most dialects) to ask; to pose a question
    Wa’ mer dä jet fröt, denk e jo jar nit draan, Antwoot ze jevve.
    If you ask him something, he doesn’t even consider answering.

Usage notes

  • The forms frööch, fröt; frot, frooch; jefrot, jefrooch are Ripuarian. The forms frät; frot, frooch, fruuch; gefrot are Moselle Franconian.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German frāgēn. Compare German fragen, Dutch vragen.

Verb

froge

  1. to ask, to question
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