frigenes

Old English

Alternative forms

• friġnes, frigness, friġnys

Etymology

From friġen +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfri.je.nes/

Noun

frigenes f

1. question
2. inquiry, interrogation

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	friġenes	friġenessa, friġenesse
accusative	friġenesse	friġenessa, friġenesse
genitive	friġenesse	friġenessa
dative	friġenesse	friġenessum

Synonyms

• fræġn
• ġefriġe
• ġefriġnes

Related terms

• freġnan
• friġnan

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “frigenes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.