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Old English · adjective

frecne

Normalised frēcne

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfreːk.ne/
Syllables
ˈfreːk · ne (2 syllables)
Modern English
dangerousaudaciousdaringdirehorrible

frecne1 · adjective

Senses

  1. dangerous

    Oft iċ wīġ sēo, frēcne feohtan.

    I oft see a war, a dangerous battle.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:

  2. grievous, dire, horrible

  3. severe, fierce, savage

  4. daring, bold, brave, audacious

  5. wicked

Declension

Strong declension of frecne
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative frēcnefrēcnufrēcnofrēcne
Accusative frēcnefrēcnefrēcne
Genitive frēcnesfrēcenrefrēcnes
Dative frēcnumfrēcenrefrēcnum
Instrumental frēcnefrēcenrefrēcne
Plural
Nominative frēcnefrēcnafrēcnefrēcnufrēcno
Accusative frēcnefrēcnafrēcnefrēcnufrēcno
Genitive frēcenrafrēcenrafrēcenra
Dative frēcnumfrēcnumfrēcnum
Instrumental frēcnumfrēcnumfrēcnum
Weak declension of frecne
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative frēcnafrēcnefrēcne
Accusative frēcnanfrēcnanfrēcne
Genitive frēcnanfrēcnanfrēcnan
Dative frēcnanfrēcnanfrēcnan
Instrumental frēcnanfrēcnanfrēcnan
Plural
Nominative frēcnanfrēcnanfrēcnan
Accusative frēcnanfrēcnanfrēcnan
Genitive frēcenrafrēcnenafrēcenrafrēcnenafrēcenrafrēcnena
Dative frēcnumfrēcnumfrēcnum
Instrumental frēcnumfrēcnumfrēcnum

frecne2 · noun · neuter · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of frēcn

Declension · strong ja-stem

Declension of frecne
SingularPlural
Nominative frēcnefrēcnu
Accusative frēcnefrēcnu
Genitive frēcnesfrēcna
Dative frēcnefrēcnum

frecne3 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. Dative singular form of of frēcn

  2. Inflected form of frēcn

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frōkni, from Proto-Germanic *frōkniz.

From Proto-West Germanic *frōkni, from Proto-Germanic *frōkni (“danger, peril”).

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