frae

[ frey ]
/ freɪ /

preposition, adverb Scot.

from.

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Origin of frae

1175–1225; Middle English (north) fra, frae<Old Norse frāfrom

Words nearby frae

fractostratus, fracture, fracture by contrecoup, fracture zone, fractus, frae, fraenulum, fraenum, Fra Filippo Lippi, frag, fragile
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British Dictionary definitions for frae

frae
/ (freɪ) /

preposition

a Scot word for from
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