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Fräi
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Transylvanian Saxon
Pronunciation
gmw-tsx /fʀæi̯/
gmw-tsx Fräi
Etymology 1
Cognate with de Frau.
Noun
gmw-tsx noun
wife, woman
gmw-tsx 2020-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20201121162421/https://www.siebenbuerger.de/ubb/Forum17/HTML/000004.html gmw-tsx “Meng Fräi äs en häsich, awer ech hun mät den Kängden saxesch vu Geburt un gerièd ” De fremd Sprochen (en Gedicht än Siweberjesch Sachsescher Sproch) My wife is from here but I've been speaking Transylvanian Saxon with the children ever since they were born https://www.siebenbuerger.de/ubb/Forum17/HTML/000004.html Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen - Siebenbürgische Zeitung 2003
Etymology 2
Cognate with de Frühe.
Noun
gmw-tsx noun
morning
gmw-tsx 2020-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20201121164433/https://www.siebenbuerger.de/medien/audio-video/musik/memories2/7_aff_der_huett.php gmw-tsx “De Plosk, den Pali hun mer derbäi,wun mir zein änt Geberch än der Fräi. ” Memories2 - AFF DER HÜTT We have our mugs and our schnapps when we head out to the mountains early in the morning. https://www.siebenbuerger.de/medien/audio-video/musik/memories2/7_aff_der_huett.php Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen - Siebenbürgische Zeitung 2003
Derived terms
gmw-tsx än der Fräi in the morning
gmw-tsx Times of day