frasian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fraisōn, from Proto-Germanic *fraisōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɑː.si.ɑn/, [ˈfrɑː.zi.ɑn]
Verb
frāsian
- to ask, inquire, interrogate
- to try, tempt
Conjugation
Conjugation of frāsian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | frāsian | frāsienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | frāsiġe | frāsode |
| second person singular | frāsast | frāsodest |
| third person singular | frāsaþ | frāsode |
| plural | frāsiaþ | frāsodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | frāsiġe | frāsode |
| plural | frāsiġen | frāsoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | frāsa | |
| plural | frāsiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| frāsiende | (ġe)frāsod | |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “frāsian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.