fru

From frue (“mistress, lady, wife”), from late Old Norse frú, from Old Saxon frūa.

• IPA^(key): /fru/, [fʁ̥o]

fru (abbreviated fr.)

1. Mrs, mistress

fru (emphatic frusan)

1. Alternative form of faru

• "fru" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

From Old Norse frú, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

fru f

1. woman
2. wife

fru (abbreviated fr.)

1. Mrs (Used when addressing a married woman followed by her last name - or (usually on letters, etc.) even with her full name)

   God morgen, fru Hansen.

   Good morning, Mrs Hansen.

• frue

• “fru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

fru (abbreviated fr.)

1. Mrs (Used when addressing a married woman followed by her last name - or (usually on letters, etc.) even with her full name)

   God morgon, fru Hansen.

   Good morning, Mrs Hansen.

• frue

• “fru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse frú, frúa and frúva.

• IPA^(key): /frʉː/

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• Rhymes: -ʉː

fru c

1. lady
2. wife; married woman
3. (archaic) Mrs; title used before a married woman's surname

   Note: After the you-reform of the 1960's and 70's usage of the first name is seen as more proper, except under the most formal circumstances.

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