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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60145" /> == | |||
<p> in Norse mythology, is a deity of the second grade, worshipped by the [[Goths]] and Danes as the ruler of the winds. He received bloody, often human, sacrifices, which he himself instituted. According to other accounts, black animals were sacrificed to him by the Danish king, Hadding, which later were replaced by human sacrifices; they are called Froablot. Others make Fro the same with [[Freir]] (q.v.). </p> | <p> FRO, adv. In some languages it is a prefix, having the force of a negative. </p> <p> From away back or backward as in the phrase, to and fro, that is, to and from, forward or toward and backward, hither and thither. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_124278" /> == | |||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (prep.) From. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (adv.) From; away; back or backward; - now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40783" /> == | |||
<p> in Norse mythology, is a deity of the second grade, worshipped by the [[Goths]] and Danes as the ruler of the winds. He received bloody, often human, sacrifices, which he himself instituted. According to other accounts, black animals were sacrificed to him by the Danish king, Hadding, which later were replaced by human sacrifices; they are called Froablot. Others make [[Fro]] the same with [[Freir]] (q.v.). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_60145"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/fro Fro from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_124278"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/fro Fro from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_40783"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/fro Fro from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_40783"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/fro Fro from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 07:53, 12 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
FRO, adv. In some languages it is a prefix, having the force of a negative.
From away back or backward as in the phrase, to and fro, that is, to and from, forward or toward and backward, hither and thither.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1):
(prep.) From.
(2):
(adv.) From; away; back or backward; - now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
in Norse mythology, is a deity of the second grade, worshipped by the Goths and Danes as the ruler of the winds. He received bloody, often human, sacrifices, which he himself instituted. According to other accounts, black animals were sacrificed to him by the Danish king, Hadding, which later were replaced by human sacrifices; they are called Froablot. Others make Fro the same with Freir (q.v.).
