Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frover
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To comfort; solace.

Etymology

From Middle English frovre, frofre (“comfort”), from Old English frōfor (“consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help, benefit”), from Proto-West Germanic *frōbru (“solace”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to have good food, prosper, satiate, enjoy”). Cognate with Old Saxon frōvra, frōfra (“consolation, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobara (“consolation, comfort, help, assistance”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: frovre, frōfor, *frōbru, *trep-

Inflected Forms

frovers (present, singular) frovering (participle, present) frovered (participle, past) frovered (past)

Frequently Paired Words

frevere frother

Questions

What does frover mean?: To comfort; solace.
Where does frover come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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