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fráech

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fraech
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Connacht hero in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology who wooed Findabair and Treblann, but was drowned in a river in a duel with Cúchulainn.

Etymology

From Middle Irish Fráech, from Old Irish Fróech, from fróech (“heather”), from Proto-Celtic *wroikos.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Fráech, Fróech, *wroikos

Questions

What does fráech mean?
The Connacht hero in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology who wooed Findabair and Treblann, but was drowned in a river in a duel with Cúchulainn.
Where does fráech come from?
From Middle Irish Fráech, from Old Irish Fróech, from fróech (“heather”), from Proto-Celtic *wroikos.

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