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fricgan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
fricgan, fricgean, fricggan; part. fricgende; ic fricge, ðú frigest, frigst, frihst, he frigeþ, frigþ, frihþ, pl. fricgaþ; p. ic, he fræg, ðú frǽge, pl. frǽgon; impert. frige; subj. pres. fricge, pl. fricgen; pp. ge-frigen, -fregen, -frægen
Wright's OE grammar
§507;
To ask, inquire, question, find out, seek after, learn, get information of; interrŏgāre, sciscĭtāri, pĕtĕre, fando accĭpĕre, compĕrīre
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  • Wilt ðú fricgan felageongne ymb forþgesceaft

    wilt thou ask one who has travelled much about the creation?

    • Exon. 92 b
      • ;
    • Th. 346, 23
      • ;
    • Sch. 3.

  • Sceal bearna gehwylc leánes fricgan, ealles ðæs ðe we on eorþan ǽr geworhton [MS. geweorhtan], gódes oððe yfles

    every child shall seek the reward of all that we ere did on earth, of good or evil,

    • Exon. 116 b
      • ;
    • Th. 447, 18
      • ;
    • Dóm. 41.

  • Higelác ongan sínne geseldan fricgean

    Higelac began to question his guest,

    • Beo. Th. 3974
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    • B. 1985: Cd. 139
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    • Th. 174, 33
      • ;
    • Gen. 2887.

  • Ðæs fricggan ongan folces aldor

    the prince of the people began to inquire about it,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 313
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    • El. 157: 1116
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    • El. 560.

  • Gomela Scylding, fela fricgende, feorran rehte

    the aged Scylding, learning much, related [things] from [times] remote,

    • Beo. Th. 4218
      • ;
    • B. 2106: Exon. 92 b
      • ;
    • Th. 347, 17
      • ;
    • Sch. 14.

  • Fricge ic ðé, hwæðres biþ hira folgoþ betra

    I ask thee, of which of them is the condition better?

    • Salm. Kmbl. 739
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    • Sal. 369.

  • Hí fricgaþ, hú . . .

    they ask, how . . . ,

    • Exon. 9 a
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    • Th. 6, 30
      • ;
    • Crl. 92.

  • Frige mee fródum wordum

    question me in prudent words,

    • Exon. 88 b
      • ;
    • Th. 333, 8
      • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 1.

  • Frige hwæt ic hátte

    find out what I am called.

    • Exon. 1043
      • ;
    • Th. 396, 6
      • ;
    • Rä. 15, 19: 105 a
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    • Th. 398, 20
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    • Rä. 17, 10: 107 a
      • ;
    • Th. 409, 9
      • ;
    • Rä. 27, 26: 107 b
      • ;
    • Th. 410, 13
      • ;
    • Rä. 28, 15.

  • Ðonne ðé leódweras fricgen

    when the men of the country ask thee,

    • Cd. 89
      • ;
    • Th. 110, 6
      • ;
    • Gen. 1834.
Derived forms
ge-fricgan, un-fricgende
Similar entries
v. frignan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “fricgan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/12382.

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