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frolic

/fˈɹɒlɪk/FRO-lik
/fˈɹɑlɪk/FRAH-lik

Meaningmerry

Common meaning: playful fun

Other meanings: merry

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√PRU‘spring up, jump’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 218, p. 737 · scan
  2. Dutchvrolijk‘merry, cheerful’source
  3. Early English spellingfrolickesource
  4. Englishfrolic‘playful fun’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch vrolijk ‘merry’.

Roots

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