fragon
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Noun
fragon
- accusative singular of frago
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French fresgon, fregon, fragon, from Old French fresgon, from Late Latin brīscō, frīsgō.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁa.ɡɔ̃/
Noun
fragon m (plural fragons)
- laurel, butcher's broom (and other plants of the genus Ruscus)
References
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “frīsgo”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 806
Further reading
- “fragon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *frāgēn, *frāgōn. Equivalent to frāga (“question”) + -on.
Verb
frāgon
- to ask
Inflection
Conjugation of frāgon (weak class 2)
| infinitive | frāgon | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | frāgo, frāgon | frāgoda |
| 2nd person singular | frāgos | frāgodos |
| 3rd person singular | frāgot | frāgoda |
| 1st person plural | frāgon | frāgodon |
| 2nd person plural | frāgot | frāgodot |
| 3rd person plural | frāgont | frāgodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | frāge | frāgodi |
| 2nd person singular | frāgis | frāgodis |
| 3rd person singular | frāge | frāgodi |
| 1st person plural | frāgin | frāgodin |
| 2nd person plural | frāgit | frāgodit |
| 3rd person plural | frāgin | frāgodin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | frāgo | |
| plural | frāgot | |
| participle | present | past |
| frāgondi | frāgot, gifrāgot | |
Descendants
Further reading
- “frāgon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Saxon
Etymology
From the noun frāga.
Verb
frāgon
Conjugation
Conjugation of fragon (weak class 2)
| infinitive | fragon | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fragon | fragoda |
| 2nd person singular | fragos | fragodes |
| 3rd person singular | fragod | fragoda |
| plural | fragiod | fragodun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | frago | fragodi |
| 2nd person singular | fragos | fragodis |
| 3rd person singular | frago | fragodi |
| plural | fragion | fragodin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | frago | |
| plural | fragiod | |
| participle | present | past |
| fragondi | gifragod, fragod | |