Old English · verb

frician

Normalised frīcian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈfriː.ki.ɑn/
Syllables: ˈfriː · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: frick frickle frig frigabob friggle dance freak seek

frician1 · verb

Senses

to dance
to leap

Conjugation

Conjugation of frician
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	frīciġe	frīcode
2nd singular	frīcast	frīcodest
3rd singular	frīcaþ	frīcode
Plural	frīciaþ	frīcodon
Subjunctive
Singular	frīciġe	frīcode
Plural	frīciġen	frīcoden

Non-finite forms of frician
	Form
Infinitive	frīcian
Inflected infinitive	frīcienne
Imperative singular	frīca
Imperative plural	frīciaþ
Present participle	frīciende
Past participle	frīcod ġefrīcod

frician2 · verb

Senses

to desire, seek, yearn for

Conjugation

Conjugation of frician
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	friciġe	fricode
2nd singular	fricast	fricodest
3rd singular	fricaþ	fricode
Plural	friciaþ	fricodon
Subjunctive
Singular	friciġe	fricode
Plural	friciġen	fricoden

Non-finite forms of frician
	Form
Infinitive	frician
Inflected infinitive	fricienne
Imperative singular	frica
Imperative plural	friciaþ
Present participle	friciende
Past participle	fricod ġefricod

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Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to the above via a sense evolution of "desire earnestly" > "hop up and down with anticipation" > "dance".

From Proto-West Germanic *frekōn, from Proto-Germanic *frekōną (“to be greedy”), from Proto-Germanic *frekaz (“greedy, courageous, capable, active, bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“to yearn, covet”). Related to Old English frec (“bold, greedy”).

Descendants

freak, frick, frickle, frig, frigabob, friggle

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