frægn

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

freġn, freġen, fræng

Etymology[edit]

Related to the verb frignan (“to ask”), from Proto-West Germanic *fregnan. Compare Old High German frāgan and frāga.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /fræjn/

Noun[edit]

fræġn n

Declension[edit]

Declension of frægn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fræġn	fræġn
accusative	fræġn	fræġn
genitive	fræġnes	fræġna
dative	fræġne	fræġnum

Synonyms[edit]

friġenes

Verb[edit]

fræġn

first/third-person singular preterite indicative of friġnan

Derived terms[edit]

freġnan
fræġning, freġnung (“questioning, interrogation”)

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: fraign, frayn

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