frignan
Old English
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/
Conjugation
Conjugation of friġnan (strong class 3)
infinitive | friġnan | tō friġnenne |
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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 |
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