*frehnaną
Runic: ᚠᚱᛖᚺᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸrex.nɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 5
Meanings
to ask, inquire
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (‘to ask, woo’). Cognate with Lithuanian prašýti (‘to ask, request’), Latin precor (‘ask, beseech’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | frehnō | frehnaų | – |
| 2nd singular | frihnizi | frehnaiz | frehn |
| 3rd singular | frihnidi | frehnai | frehnadau |
| 1st dual | frehnōz | frehnaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | frehnadiz | frehnaidiz | frehnadiz |
| 1st plural | frehnamaz | frehnaim | – |
| 2nd plural | frihnid | frehnaid | frihnid |
| 3rd plural | frehnandi | frehnain | frehnandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | frehnai | – |
| 2nd singular | frehnazai | frehnaizau |
| 3rd singular | frehnadai | frehnaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | frehnandai | frehnaindau |
| 2nd plural | frehnandai | frehnaindau |
| 3rd plural | frehnandai | frehnaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | frah | frēgį̄ |
| 2nd singular | fraht | frēgīz |
| 3rd singular | frah | frēgī |
| 1st dual | frēgū | frēgīw |
| 2nd dual | frēgudiz | frēgīdiz |
| 1st plural | frēgum | frēgīm |
| 2nd plural | frēgud | frēgīd |
| 3rd plural | frēgun | frēgīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| frehnaną | frehnandz | freganaz |
Descendants
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*fregnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- gifrëgnan (Old High German)
- fregnan (Old Saxon)
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*fregnan (Proto-West Germanic)
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friġnan, fræġnan, freġnan, frīnan, freġna (Old English)
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fraynen, frain, fraine, frainen, frayn, frayne, freinen, freyne, fræine, fræinien, vraini, fraȝȝnenn (Middle English)
- frain (English)
- frain, frane, frayn, frayne (Scots)
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fraynen, frain, fraine, frainen, frayn, frayne, freinen, freyne, fræine, fræinien, vraini, fraȝȝnenn (Middle English)
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friġnan, fræġnan, freġnan, frīnan, freġna (Old English)
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fregna (Old Norse)
- fregna (Faroese)
- fregna (Icelandic)
- fræghnæ (Old Danish)
- fræghna (Old Swedish)
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌽 (fraihnan) (Gothic)