Meanings
frood1
comparative frooder · comparative more frood · superlative froodest · superlative most frood · alternative frewd
- Northern EnglandUKdialectalShrewd; sagacious; wary; cautious.
To the north of the Airfield the Rabbit Hills still retain heathland vegetation on the sandy soils and are probably the site of the 'frood' warren mentioned in an old survey, being at the time an important source of food.
1973, Stanley Price, George Ruffhead, Newton-on-Ouse Local History Group, Three Yorkshire villages
Frood2
- A surname.
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Origin
frood · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*pret-“to understand”
- Proto-Germanic*frōdaz“wise, clever”
- Old Englishfrōd“wise, prudent; experienced, old”
- Middle English*frood
- Englishfrood
From Middle English *frood, *frode, *frod, from Old English frōd (“wise, prudent; experienced, old”), from Proto-Germanic *frōdaz (“wise, clever”), from Proto-Indo-European *pret- (“to understand”). Cognate with North Frisian frod, Saterland Frisian frod, Dutch vroed (“wise, knowing”), Swedish frod (“wise, experienced, mature”), Icelandic fróður (“knowledgeable”), Lithuanian prõtas (“mind, reason, understanding”).
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frood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frood
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