Vår Fru

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately a calque of Latin Domina Nostra.

Proper noun

Vår Fru c (genitive Vår Frus)

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism) Our Lady
    Vår Fru av berget Karmel betyder mycket för honom.
    Our Lady of Mount Carmel means a lot to him.
    • 2009, Anders Arborelius, “Notre Dame i lågor [Notre Dame in flames]”, in Stockholms katolska stift‎[1], archived from the original on 30 September 2025:
      Notre Dame [...] är vigd till Vår Fru, [...] hoppets moder.
      Notre Dame is dedicated to Our Lady, Mother of Hope.

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