Irish

Alternative forms

• fri

Preposition

fré ‎(plus dative, triggers h-prothesis)

1. with, along with
2. towards
3. against

Inflection

References

• “fri” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “fré” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 306.

Norman

Alternative forms

• fraid (Jersey)
• fréi (Guernsey)
• freid (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French froit, from Latin frīgidus, from frīgeō ‎(“be cold”).

Adjective

fré m

1. (Guernsey) cold

Antonyms

• caoud