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 [with accusative]
   • 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

• āfrēfran
• frēfrung
• ġefrēfran

Related terms

• frēfrian
• frōfor
• frōfrian

Descendants

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