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frae

[ frey ]

preposition

, Scot.


frae

/ freɪ /

preposition

  1. a Scot word for from
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of frae1

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

"Noo, this is a rotten story frae end to end o't," he went on after a short pause to wipe his face with a handkerchief.

Sometimes I rest 'em in the teabox to keep 'em awa' frae the bairns, but I canna find 'em theer.

We maun get another subsidy frae the Commons, and that will make ae compting of it.

A' the life o' his body, a' the strength o' his speerit, were glowerin' frae his een.

Shoemakers were then a very drucken set, but his beasts keepit him frae them.

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