"frægn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /fræjn/
Etymology: Related to the verb frignan (“to ask”), from Proto-West Germanic *fregnan. Compare Old High German frāgan and frāga. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*fregnan}} Proto-West Germanic *fregnan, {{cog|goh|frāgan}} Old High German frāgan Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=fræġn|head2=|sort=}} fræġn n, {{ang-noun|n|head=fræġn}} fræġn n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|fræġn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fræġn|fræġn|fræġn|fræġn|fræġnes|fræġna|fræġne|fræġnum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: fræġn [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], fræġn [nominative, singular], fræġn [nominative, plural], fræġn [accusative, singular], fræġn [accusative, plural], fræġnes [genitive, singular], fræġna [genitive, plural], fræġne [dative, singular], fræġnum [dative, plural], freġn [alternative], freġen [alternative], fræng [alternative]
  1. question
    Sense id: en-frægn-ang-noun-H1CH25Gc
  2. inquiry, interrogation
    Sense id: en-frægn-ang-noun-pPalR02r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: friġenes

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /fræjn/ Forms: fræġn [canonical], freġn [alternative], freġen [alternative], fræng [alternative]
Etymology: Related to the verb frignan (“to ask”), from Proto-West Germanic *fregnan. Compare Old High German frāgan and frāga. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*fregnan}} Proto-West Germanic *fregnan, {{cog|goh|frāgan}} Old High German frāgan Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form|head=fræġn}} fræġn
  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of friġnan Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, preterite, singular, third-person Form of: friġnan Derived forms: freġnan, fræġning, fraiġnung (english: questioning, interrogation)
    Sense id: en-frægn-ang-verb-bWx9bgON Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 88
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