frignan

Old English

Alternative forms

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

  1. to ask, pray

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