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Old English · verb

fricgan

Normalised friċġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ˈfrij.jɑn/
[ˈfrid.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
ˈfrij · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
inquirelearninformation

Meaning

  1. to inquire, ask, question, find out, seek after, learn, get information from

Conjugation

Conjugation of fricgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular friċġefræġ
2nd singular friġstfrǣgefrāge
3rd singular friġþfræġ
Plural friċġaþfrǣgonfrāgon
Subjunctive
Singular friċġefrǣgefrāge
Plural friċġenfrǣgenfrāgen
Non-finite forms of fricgan
Form
Infinitive friċġan
Inflected infinitive friċġenne
Imperative singular friġe
Imperative plural friċġaþ
Present participle friċġende
Past participle friġenġefriġenfrugenġefrugen

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *friggjan, from Proto-Germanic *frigjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (“to woo, ask”).

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