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frother en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
From Middle English frotheren, alteration of Middle English frovren, from Old English frōferian, frōfrian, frēfrian (“to console, comfort”), from Proto-West Germanic *frōbrijan (“to give solace or comfort”), of unclear origin. Cognate with Old Saxon frōvrian (“to console, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobren (“to console, comfort, help, assist”).
Meanings
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(dialectal) To comfort.
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(dialectal) To feed.
Forms
Relateds
frover
frother en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
Etymology tree
English froth
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English frother
From froth + -er.
Meanings
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(dialectal) A machine that generates froth
There is a battery-powered frother, and a small glass channel that adds turbulence and air bubbles as the wine flows through it from the bottle into the glass.
2009 January 14, Harold Mcgee, “For a Tastier Wine, the Next Trick Involves ...”, in New York Times:
Forms
Translations (17)
tr süt köpürtücü (a machine that generates froth) · pl spieniacz (a machine that generates froth) · ru вспе́ниватель (a machine that generates froth) · it montalatte (a machine that generates froth) · ru пеногенера́тор (a machine that generates froth) · pl spieniarka (a machine that generates froth) · ru капучина́тор (a machine that generates froth) · cmn 奶泡器 (a machine that generates froth) · nl melkklopper (a machine that generates froth) · nl melkschuimer (a machine that generates froth) · ru пеновзбива́тель (a machine that generates froth) · de Milchschäumer (a machine that generates froth) · fi vaahdotin (a machine that generates froth) · it cappuccinatore (a machine that generates froth) · ru пенообразова́тель (a machine that generates froth) · pt espumador (a machine that generates froth) · de Milchaufschäumer (a machine that generates froth)