"frain" meaning in Scots

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Verb

Forms: frains [present, singular, third-person], frainin [participle, present], fraint [past], fraint [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English fraynen, frainen, freinen, from Old English freġnan (“to ask”) and Old Norse fregna (“to ask”), from Proto-Germanic *frehnaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|fraynen}} Middle English fraynen, {{m|enm|frainen}} frainen, {{m|enm|freinen}} freinen, {{der|sco|ang|freġnan||to ask}} Old English freġnan (“to ask”), {{der|sco|non|fregna||to ask}} Old Norse fregna (“to ask”), {{der|sco|gem-pro|*frehnaną}} Proto-Germanic *frehnaną Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|frains|present participle|frainin|simple past|fraint|past participle|fraint|head=}} frain (third-person singular simple present frains, present participle frainin, simple past fraint, past participle fraint), {{sco-verb}} frain (third-person singular simple present frains, present participle frainin, simple past fraint, past participle fraint)
  1. (transitive) to ask, ask about, ask for Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-frain-sco-verb-jWMboAUq
  2. to enquire
    Sense id: en-frain-sco-verb-wZbdzvVL Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 5 66 6 24
  3. (intransitive) to make inquiry Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-frain-sco-verb-K8wC-Zh4
  4. to request
    Sense id: en-frain-sco-verb-3fYSGD8X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: frane, frayn, frayne Related terms: fraining

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    },
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      "word": "frayn"
    },
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    }
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  "word": "frain"
}

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