frae

[frey]

preposition, adverb Scot.

from.

Nearby words

Origin of frae

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

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Examples from the Web for frae

Folk wull be comin' frae miles aroond juist to leuk at thesperity bit.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
When young Gourlay slid hame at dark he was in such a state that his mother had to hide him frae the auld man.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
They ca'd them aye the Pinolys, frae the place they came frae; but I dinna ken where it was.
The Shepherd's Calendar|James Hogg
Can He no shift it frae the tae airm to the tither, but the bairn maun girn?
The Elect Lady|George MacDonald

Youletthe Kavannahsalane frae this ootor it'll be the waur for you!
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for frae

frae

preposition

a Scot word for from

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