*fraisōną

Runic: ᚠᚱᚨᛁᛊᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸrɑi̯.sɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to attempt; try

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *per- (‘to go forth, risk, try’). Equivalent to *fraisō (‘fear’) + *-ōną.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularfraisōfraisǭ–
2nd singularfraisōsifraisōsfraisō
3rd singularfraisōþifraisōfraisōþau
1st dualfraisōsfraisōw–
2nd dualfraisōþizfraisōþizfraisōþiz
1st pluralfraisōmazfraisōm–
2nd pluralfraisōþfraisōþfraisōþ
3rd pluralfraisōnþifraisōnfraisōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularfraisōi–
2nd singularfraisōsaifraisōsau
3rd singularfraisōþaifraisōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralfraisōnþaifraisōnþau
2nd pluralfraisōnþaifraisōnþau
3rd pluralfraisōnþaifraisōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularfraisōdǭfraisōdēdį̄
2nd singularfraisōdēzfraisōdēdīz
3rd singularfraisōdēfraisōdēdī
1st dualfraisōdēdūfraisōdēdīw
2nd dualfraisōdēdudizfraisōdēdīdiz
1st pluralfraisōdēdumfraisōdēdīm
2nd pluralfraisōdēdudfraisōdēdīd
3rd pluralfraisōdēdunfraisōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
fraisōną fraisōndz fraisōdaz

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Descendants

  • *fraisōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *frēson (Old Dutch)
      • vrêsen (Middle Dutch)
        • vrezen (Dutch)
  • *fraisōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • frāsian (Old English)
      • fraisen (Middle English)
        • fraise (English)
        • fraise, fraize, phrase (Scots)
  • *fraisōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *frāsia, *frēsia (Old Frisian)
      • freezje (Saterland Frisian)
      • freezje, freze (West Frisian)
  • *fraisōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • freisōn (Old High German)
      • vreisen (Middle High German)
        • freisen (German)
  • *fraisōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • frēsōn (Old Saxon)
      • vrêsen (Middle Low German)
  • *freisa (Old Norse)

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