frægn

Old English

Alternative forms

freġn, freġen, fræng

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fræjn/

Noun

fræġn n

Declension

Declension of frægn (strong a-stem)

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

Synonyms

friġenes

Verb

fræġn

first/third-person singular preterite indicative of friġnan

Derived terms

freġnan
fræġning, freġnung (“questioning, interrogation”)

Descendants

Middle English: fraign, frayn

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