freen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- freon, fren, freoȝen, freoen
Etymology
Old English frēon, frēoġan, from Proto-Germanic *frijōną. Equivalent to fre + -en.
Pronunciation
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈfrøːn/, /ˈfrøːwən/
- IPA(key): /ˈfreːn/, /ˈfreːən/
- Rhymes: -eːn
Verb
freen
- To free, liberate
- To exempt, release (from a burden or duty)
Descendants
- English: free
- Scots: free, fre
References
- “frẹ̄en (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-24.