frefran

Old English

Alternative forms

  • frœ̄fran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frōbrijan (“to console, comfort”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfreːf.rɑn/, [ˈfreːv.rɑn]

Verb

frēfran

  1. to comfort, console, soothe
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
      wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
      hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
      þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.
      or friendless me would soothe,
      allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
      how tough is sorrow as a companion,
      to whom little has dear confidants for himself.

Conjugation

Conjugation of frēfran (weak, class 1)
infinitive frēfran frēfrenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular frēfre frēfrede
second person singular frēfrest frēfredest
third person singular frēfreþ frēfrede
plural frēfraþ frēfredon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular frēfre frēfrede
plural frēfren frēfreden
imperative
singular frēfre
plural frēfraþ
participle present past
frēfrende (ġe)frēfred

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: frefrien, frefren, frevren
    • ⇒ Middle English: frevrenesse, frievrenesse
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