frover en · VERB
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”).
Meanings
- (dialectal) To comfort; solace.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| frovering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| frovered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| frovered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| frovers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |