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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Vrolijk m. Old Dutch *frō, *frao, Old Saxon frā, frō 'happy' + Old Dutch, Old Saxon -līk 'like', 'cheerful', lit. 'happy-like'.

Estonia
Middle Low German
1412 Vroelijck BbRT p. 346, Vrolijck ibid. p. 346; 1416 Vrolyck ibid. p. 347; 1417 Vrolyk ibid. p. 348
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Vrolijk". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Vrolijk.