frother

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English frotheren, alteration of Middle English frovren, from Old English frōferian, frōfrian, frēfrian (“to console, comfort”), from Proto-West Germanic *frōbrijan (“to give solace or comfort”), of unclear origin. Cognate with Old Saxon frōvrian (“to console, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobren (“to console, comfort, help, assist”). ==== Verb ==== frother (third-person singular simple present frothers, present participle frothering, simple past and past participle frothered) (dialectal) To comfort. To feed. ===== Related terms ===== frover === Etymology 2 === From froth +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== frother (plural frothers) A machine that generates froth ===== Translations =====