frae

American  

[frey] / freɪ /

preposition

Scot.

1. from.

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frae British  

/ freɪ /

preposition

1. a Scot word for from

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Etymology

Origin of frae

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

Example Sentences

It’s no canny to run frae London to the Black Sea wi’ a wind ahint ye, as though the Deil himself were blawin’ on yer sail for his ain purpose.

From Literature

“When we got past the Bosphorus the men began to grumble; some o’ them, the Roumanians, came and asked me to heave overboard a big box which had been put on board by a queer lookin’ old man just before we had started frae London.

From Literature

“We’ve come frae RAF Maidsend and Ah’ve had this wee spot o’ bother wi’ me bike.

From Literature

Brian Sidlauskas, associate professor and curator of fishes at Oregon State University says it’s an Old Norse word, “frío, freó, fraé meaning seed or offspring.”

From National Geographic

“It wad frae manie a blunder free us.”

From Slate