frignan
Old English
Alternative forms
- freġnan, frīnan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (“to ask”). Cognate with Old Saxon fregnan, Old Norse fregna, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌽 (fraihnan), and related to Old High German frāga (German Frage). The Indo-European root also gave Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎼𐎿𐎶 (a-p-r-s-m /aparsam/, “I asked”), Old Irish arcaid, Middle Welsh archaf, Old Armenian հարց (harcʿ), Tocharian A prak-, Tocharian B prek-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrijnɑn/
Verb
friġnan
- to ask, pray
Conjugation
Conjugation of friġnan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | friġnan | tō friġnenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | friġne | fræġn |
| 2nd-person singular | friġnest | fruġne |
| 3rd-person singular | friġneþ | fræġn |
| plural | friġnaþ | fruġnon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | friġne | fruġne |
| plural | friġnen | fruġnen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | friġn | |
| plural | friġnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| friġnende | (ġe)fruġnen | |
Derived terms
- befriġnan
- ġefriġnan
Descendants
- Middle English: frainen, freinen, freynen
- English: frain
- Scots: frain