Swedish adjective

frän

acrid, rank, sharp

Meaning

acrid; rank; sharp

In Swedish: skarp

Forms

Forms of frän
Basic form	frän	with en-words
Neuter	fränt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	fräna	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	fränare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	fränast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does frän mean?

frän in a sentence

en frän lukt
a rank smell
frän kritik
biting (sharp) criticism

Questions

What does frän mean in English?

frän means “acrid, rank”.

Origin

Unknown.

Nearby common words

frän is number 9,435 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,431isberg iceberg
9,432aspirant candidate, applicant
9,433feminin feminine
9,434framifrån from the front
9,436garn yarn, wool
9,437kastrera castrate
9,438maskopi collusion
9,439närstående intimate, close

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary