Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• fron, frohe (some southern dialects of Moselle Franconian)

Verb

froge ‎(third-person singular present frööch or fröt or frät, past tense frot or frooch or fruuch, past participle jefrot or jefrooch or gefrot)

1. (most dialects) to ask; to pose a question

   Wa’ mer dä jet fröt, denk e jo jar nit draan, Antwoot ze jevve.

   If you ask him something, he doesn’t even consider answering.

Usage notes

• The forms frööch, fröt; frot, frooch; jefrot, jefrooch are Ripuarian. The forms frät; frot, frooch, fruuch; gefrot are Moselle Franconian.

Related terms

• Frooch