fraar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Venetan frar, probably from Old Occitan fraire, from Latin frāter (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr, therefore doublet of pruudar (“brother”).

Noun

fraar m (plural fraarn, diminutive frèerle)

1. (Sette Comuni) monk, friar

   De fraarn stóolnt net, ze bòorsent anlòan. ― Friars don't steal, they just ask.

References

• “fraar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo