fregna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fregna, from Proto-Germanic *frehnaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɛkna/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkna

Verb

fregna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fregnaði, supine fregnað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to hear, to learn
    Ég hef fregnað að hann er að fara til Þýskalands.
    I've heard that he is going to Germany.

Conjugation

Synonyms


Italian

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Perhaps from Latin fricare, with -gn- under the influence of frangere.

Noun

fregna f (plural fregne)

  1. (vulgar) cunt
    Synonyms: vulva, gnocca
  2. nonsense, crap

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

fregna m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of fregne

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frehnaną.

Verb

fregna (singular past indicative frá, plural past indicative frágu, past participle freginn)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to hear, to be informed of
  2. (ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to ask (for), to inquire
    fregna einhvern (acc.) ráðs (gen.)
    to ask someone's advice

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • fregna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) farina
  • (Sursilvan) frina

Etymology

From Latin farīna (flour, meal).

Noun

fregna f (plural fregnas)

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) flour
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