franker

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English

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Etymology 1

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From frank +‎ -er.

Adjective

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franker

  1. comparative form of frank: more frank

Etymology 2

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From frank +‎ -er.

Noun

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franker (plural frankers)

  1. Somebody or something which franks.

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frakkar pl, from Proto-Germanic *frankô m (spear), cognate with Old English franca (spear), Franca (Frank), German Franke. Borrowed to Medieval Latin Francus, Old French franc (free, sincere), Byzantine Greek Φράγκος (Phránkos, Frank, person from Western Europe), Arabic إِفْرَنْجِيّ (ʔifranjiyy, Frank, person from Western Europe).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁɑŋˀkʰisɡ̊], [ˈfʁɑŋˀɡ̊ɐ]

Noun

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franker c (singular definite frankeren, plural indefinite frankere)

  1. (historical) a Frank (a person from the historical Germanic tribe of the Franks)
  2. (obsolete) Frenchman
  3. (obsolete) West European (seen from the point of view of the Greeks and Middle Eastern people)
  4. Franconian (a person from the German region of Franconia)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frankar pl.

Noun

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franker m (definite singular frankeren, indefinite plural frankere, definite plural frankerne)

  1. (history) a Frank (one of the Franks)

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frakkar

Noun

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franker m

  1. (the) Franks

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