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ge-fricgan

  • verb [ strong ]
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ge-fricgan, -fricgean; p. -fræg, pl. -frǽgon; pp. -frigen
To learn by asking or by inquiry, hear of
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  • Syððan hie gefricgeaþ freán úserne ealdorleásne

    when they learn that our lord is lifeless,

    • Beo. Th. 5996
      • ;
    • B. 3002
      • .

  • Gif ic ðæt gefricge

    if I learn that,

    • 3656
      • ;
    • B. 1826
      • .

  • Syððan æðelingas feorran gefricgean fleám eówerne

    after nobles from afar shall hear of your flight,

    • 5770
      • ;
    • B. 2889
      • .

  • Ðæt ðæt folca fela gefrigen habbaþ

    that which many peoples have heard of,

    • Cd. 190; Th. 236, 31
      • ;
    • Dan. 329
      • :
    • Bt. Met. Fox 9, 54
      • ;
    • Met. 9, 27
      • .

  • Ða ðe snyttrocræft ðurh fyrngewritu gefrigen hæfden

    they who had learned wisdom through ancient writings,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 310
      • ;
    • El. 155
      • .

  • We feor and neáh gefrigen habbaþ Moyses dómas hæleðum secgan

    we far and near have heard that Moses gave laws to men,

    • Cd. 143; Th. 177, 28
      • ;
    • Exod. 1
      • .
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v.  ge-frægen.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-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/14431.

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