Fräi

Transylvanian Saxon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʀæi̯/
• Hyphenation: Fräi

Etymology 1

Cognate with German Frau.

Noun

Fräi

1. wife, woman
   • 2003, “De fremd Sprochen (en Gedicht än Siweberjesch Sachsescher Sproch)”, in Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen - Siebenbürgische Zeitung‎^[1], archived from the original on 2020-11-21:

     “Meng Fräi äs en häsich, awer ech hun mät den Kängden saxesch vu Geburt un gerièd […] ”

     My wife is from here but I've been speaking Transylvanian Saxon with the children ever since they were born […]

Etymology 2

Cognate with German Frühe.

Noun

Fräi

1. morning
   • 2003, “Memories2 - AFF DER HÜTT”, in Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen - Siebenbürgische Zeitung‎^[2], archived from the original on 2020-11-21:

     “De Plosk, den Pali hun mer derbäi,
     wun mir zein änt Geberch än der Fräi. […] ”

     We have our mugs and our schnapps when we head out to the mountains early in the morning. […]

Derived terms

• än der Fräi (“in the morning”)