Fron
dieNoundrudgery; forced labor (archaic)
English translations
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Word details
- German meaning
- Fron bezeichnet eine unentgeltliche Pflichtarbeit, die ein Untertan für seinen Herrn leisten musste.
- English meaning
- Corvée refers to unpaid compulsory labor that a subject had to perform for their lord.
- Synonym
- Zwangsarbeit, Dienstpflicht
- German example
- Im Mittelalter mussten Bauern oft Frondienste leisten.
- English example
- In the Middle Ages, peasants often had to perform corvée labor.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Fron
- Plural Form
- die Fronen
Related words
- Front
forehead
- Front
front
- Konfrontation
confrontation
- Konfrontation
standoff
- Warmfront
Warm front
- harbourfront
waterfront
- Affront
offense
- Affront
outrage
- Affront
insult
- harbourfront
harbour front
- Frontantrieb
Front-wheel drive refers to a drive system in vehicles where the engine's power is transmitted to the front wheels.
- Fronleichnam
Corpus Christi
- Frontschwein
Front-line soldier (derogatory)
- frontal
Frontal
- Frontflügel
Front wing
- Frontsängerin
Lead singer (female)
- Frontallappen
frontal lobe
- fronen
to slave
- Frontsänger
Lead singer
- Front
Front
- Frontläufer
Pioneer, frontrunner
- Frontlinie
Front line
- Fronvogt
Bailiff
- Frontalzusammenstoß
Head-on collision
- konfrontieren
To confront
- Affront
An affront is an open insult or offense.
- Konfrontationskurs
A policy or behavior that is aimed at confrontation and conflict.
- konfrontativ
Confrontational
- Konfrontation
Confrontation
- Warmfront
Warm front
- Kaltfront
Cold front
- Vordertür
front door
- vorne
front
- Vorderzungenvokal
front vowel
- Vorgarten
front garden
- vorsetzen
to put in front of
- Zumutung
affront
- auseinandersetzen
to confront
- Sitzkrieg
The Phoney War refers to a phase of World War II where there was little to no military activity on the Western Front after the declaration of war.
- Venushügel
The mons pubis is a fatty area in front of the pubic bone, especially in women.
- Vorderzungenvokal
A front vowel is a vowel in whose articulation the highest point of the tongue is located in the front area of the mouth.
- Löffelsprache
Spoonerism
- Kamin
Fireplace
- Fußbank
Footstool
- Fehde
A feud is a prolonged dispute or enmity between two parties, often involving violent confrontations.
- Matte
Mat
- Matte
Mat
- Handgemenge
Brawl
Example sentences with “Fron”
Das ist reine Fron für mich. (That is pure drudgery for me.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Fron' still used today?
It is rare and usually used in the context of 'Frondienst' (forced labor) or as a metaphor for hard, unwanted work.