- fréogan
- \fréogan1 wv/t2 3rd pres fréogð past fréode ptp gefréod to free, liberate, manumit; love, embrace, caress, think of lovingly, honor
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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free — {{11}}free (adj.) O.E. freo free, exempt from, not in bondage, also noble; joyful, from P.Gmc. *frijaz (Cf. O.Fris. fri, O.S., O.H.G. vri, Ger. frei, Du. vrij, Goth. freis free ), from PIE *prijos dear, beloved, from root *pri … Etymology dictionary
prī- — To love. Contracted from *priə (becoming *priy before vowels). Derivatives include filibuster, friend, and Friday. 1. Suffixed form *priy o . a. free, from Old English frēo … Universalium
friend — friendless, adj. friendlessness, n. /frend/, n. 1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. 2. a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony. 3. a person who is on good terms… … Universalium
fréo — 1. adj free; 2 glad, joyful; 2 noble, illustrious; 2. 2 f ( n/ n) woman, lady; 3. m see fréa; 4. imper of fréogan; 5. f? ( ?/ ?) freedom, immunity … Old to modern English dictionary
fréod — 1. 2 f ( e/ a) peace, friendship; good will, affection; 2. past participle of fréogan; 3. see fréot … Old to modern English dictionary
fréode — past 3rd sing of fréogan … Old to modern English dictionary
freien — Vsw um eine Frau werben erw. obs. (12. Jh.) Stammwort. Ursprünglich nicht oberdeutsch, durch Luther allgemein eingeführt. Mhd. vrien, mndd. vrien, vrigen heiraten, umwerben ist eine Spezialisierung von g. * frijō Vsw. freundlich behandeln,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Frigg — O.E., but only in compounds such as frigedæg Friday, Frigeæfen (what we would call Thursday evening ). In Germanic religion, wife of Odin, goddess of heaven and married love. The English word is from Old Norse, a noun use of the fem. adjective… … Etymology dictionary
friend — {{11}}friend (n.) O.E. freond friend, prp. of freogan to love, to favor, from P.Gmc. *frijojanan to love (Cf. O.N. frændi, O.Fris. friund, M.H.G. friunt, Ger. Freund, Goth. frijonds friend, all alike from prp. forms). Related to O.E. freo … Etymology dictionary
friend — [[t]frɛnd[/t]] n. 1) a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard 2) a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony[/ex] 3) a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is… … From formal English to slang
