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Frau

Frau \Frau\ (frou), n.; pl. Frauen (frou"en). [G. Cf. 1st Frow.] In Germany, a woman; a married woman; a wife; -- as a title, equivalent to Mrs., Madam.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
frau

"married woman," 1813, from German Frau "woman, wife," from Middle High German vrouwe "lady, mistress," from Old High German frouwa "mistress, lady" (9c.), from Proto-Germanic *frowo "lady" (cognates: Old English freo "woman, lady," Middle Dutch vrouwe, Dutch vrow), fem. of *frawan "lord," from suffixed form of PIE *pro- (see pro-). Swedish fru, Danish frue are ultimately from Dutch; the proper Scandinavian form is preserved in Old Norse freyja "lady," husfreyja "mistress of the house."

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frau

n. A woman, especially a German woman.

Wikipedia
Frau (surname)

Frau is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Alessandro Frau (born 1977), Italian footballer
  • Maria Frau (born 1930), Italian actress
  • Pierre-Alain Frau (born 1980), French footballer
Frau (disambiguation)

Frau is a German honorific for women.

Frau may also refer to:

  • Frau (surname), a surname
  • Frâu River, a tributary of the Someşul Mare River

Usage examples of "frau".

Frau von Denkwitz was in Bochum, Reschke may have noticed nothing or suspected only a little.

Er sah auf die Frau hinab, die in dem Halblicht dalag, das weniger Licht als ein grauer Schatten war, der sich seinen Weg in das Schwarz erzwang.

Without a word he gets up and, serviette in hand, crosses over among the tables, draws the cream-coloured curtains so that they lap well over one another, convinces himself by a glance over his shoulder that the ray from the setting sun is shut out and Frau Chauchat relieved, and with an air of perfect equanimity goes back to his place.

The redoubtable Frau Mittelhausen was complaining bitterly about dealing with a few young apprentices at HDG Enterprizes back in Jena.

The original German song itself has come down to American and English children, and enthusiastic folklorists see in it a relic of the ancient tree worship and an invocation of Frau Holda, the goddess of love and spring of our Teutonic ancestors.

Frau Grieben across the street, and books in English Dickens, I think the footstool and a mattress.

Tag zu Haus geblieben, und hatte manche von seinen Sachen, wobei ihm die Frau half, zusammengetragen und in einen Ranzen gepackt.

Du bist nicht so jung wie einige von uns, und deine Frau ist kinderlos.

Frau Kettleman had lived in the small ground-floor flat since the winter of 1947, when her husband had secured the job of building janitor.

Hans Stucke kept to himself, which was exactly how Frau Kettleman wanted it.

Today, however, when the dark stain appeared on her ceiling, and water began to drip down on her carpet, Frau Kettleman remembered the late rent and went upstairs to confront Hans Stucke, and to complain about the water coming from his apartment.

Frau Kettleman unlocked his door with her pass key and let herself in.

Frau Kettleman walked across the room to the bathroom door, the water-logged linoleum slick beneath her shoes.

Convinced that the room was empty, Frau Kettleman pushed open the bathroom door.

Frau Kettleman realized that Hans Stucke, slumped in the corner of the tub, was staring at her.