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frignan

  • verb
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Wright's OE grammar
§96; §321; §502;
[The different treatment of the g in this word gives rise to a great variety of forms.
the g may be retained, see the forms in Dict., to which add p.pl. [ge-] frungan; pp. [ge-]frognen.
the g may be absorbed giving
frínan; p. frǽn, pl. frúnon ; pp. frúnen ; or
frínan may be regarded as of the ablaut series í, á, i and have p. frán, pl. frinon ; pp. [be-]frinen.
the g may be assimilated and forms as from frinnan result, see prs. frinne, ppr. frinnende; p. pl. frunnon..
Here perhaps belongs the form frunian, Wrt. Voc. ii.
    14, 54.
] Take here the examples given under frinan (l. frínan), and add
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  • Frigno

    consulo,

      Txts. 51, 514.
  • Ic fríne. Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 63 : consulo, i. requiro vel

    inquiro,

      Wülck. Gl. 209, 30.
  • Frunian (frunnan ?)

    consuluerunt,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 54.
to ask, inquire
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  • Gif ic fregno (frægno, L. ) ne gí ondsworiað mé si

    inierrogauero non respondebitis mihi,

      Lk. R. 22, 68 : 23, 14.
  • Ðeáh ðe mon tuwa frigne, gebíd ðú mid ðǽre andsware,

      Past. 385, 12.
  • Wæs hé gemét frignende, nalles lǽrende, 25.
  • Fraegnende (fregnende,

      R.), Lk. L. 2, 46.
  • Mé sylfum frínendum,

      Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 440, 14.
  • (la) to ask a question,
where the question is given in a dependent clause
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  • Þú frugne (frúne,

    v.l.

    ) . . . æfter hú fela daga heó móste in cyrican gangan,
      Bd. l, 27 ; Sch. 78, 6.
  • Hé frægn hwæt þæt swefen bude,

      Dan. 528: Fin. 22.
  • Hé frǽn (frægn,

    v.l.

    ) hwæðer þá landleóde crístene wǽron,
      Bd. 2, l; Sch. 109, 19.
  • Huæs sié sunu Críst fregnende

    (interrogans),

      Mk. p. 5, 4.
  • Huá his wére ðe neesta fraignende

    (sciscitante),

      Lk. p. 6, 19.
where the question is given directly
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  • Hié gegrétte sé þe on greóte stód . . . frægn (and) reordade: 'Hwanon cómon gé . . . ?,' An. 255 : 556.
  • Hé meðelwordum frægn: 'Hwæt syndon gé . . . ?,' B. 236.
  • Ongan his magu frignan : 'Hú geweard þé þus . . . ?,' Gú. 983.
with an acc. pronoun
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  • Heó worda gehwæs wiðersæc fremedon . . . þæt heó frignan ongan,

      El. 570.
to ask about, after, &c.
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  • Gif þú gehýre ymb þæt hálige treó fróde frignan,

      El. 443.
  • Be þám frignan, 1068.
  • Ǽlc ácsiende and frínende æfter his friénd,

      Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 166, 12.
  • Frægnende of mæhte his

    sciscitantes de potestate ejus,

      Lk. p. 10, 6.
to ask, question a person
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  • Hwæt mec fregnestú

    quid me interrogas ?,

      Jn. R. 18, 21.
  • Brégas his frignað bearn monna,

      Ps. Srt. lo, 5.
  • Frign feder ðínne, ii. p. 192, 9.
  • Welle fregna iówih ic worde

    interrogabo uos ego unum verbum,

      Lk. R. L. 20, 4.
  • Frignan, Jul. 346 : Gú. 1184. (3 a) to ask a person a question :-- Þæt þú mé frigne (frinne, fríne, v. ll.) swá hwæt swá þú wille, Bd. 4, 29; Sch. 528, 17. (3 a α) where the question is given in a dependent clause :-- Ic þé frigne (ic bidde ꝥ þú secge mé,

    v.l.)

    hwæþer áht óþres sý,
      Gr. D. 20, 7.
  • Gif ic hine frigne (fríne,

    v.l.

    ) hwæþer hé wite þe nyte,
      262, 19.
  • Fræng (frægn,

    v.l.)

    ic ánra gehwilcne hwæþer . . . ,
      Bd. 4, 5 ; Sch. 375, 7.
  • Frægn (frán,

    v.l.

    ),
      Bt. 3, l ; F. 4, 27.
  • Hit hine frægn (frán,

    v.l.

    ) hú ꝥ gewurde,
      F. 6, I.
  • Worde frægn wuldres aldor Cain hwǽr Abel wǽre

      , Gen. 1002.
  • Hine frugnon (frúnon,

    v.l.

    ) his geféran for hwan hé þis dyde,
      Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 361, 12.
  • Heó cwæð þæt heó frugne (frúne, frægn,

    v. ll.

    ) hî hwæt hî sóhton,
      3, 8; Sch. 222, 15.
  • Hine frignan (frínan,

    v.l.

    ) for hwan . . . ,
      4, 22 ; Sch. 457, 19.
  • Hine frignende (frínende,

    v.l.)

    for hwan . . . ,
      2, 6; Sch. 137, l. Fraignende, Mk. p. 4, 8, (3 a 8)
    where the question is given directly, v. (3 b δ) :-- Hé frægn hine : 'Hwæt gifest þú me . . . ?,' Gen. 2173: 2268: An. 921.
  • Hiue frægn se geroefa cwæþende : 'Þu eart cyning Iudeána ?,' Mt. R. 27,

      II.
    .
  • Frugnun,

      Lk. R. 22, 64. (3 b) to ask a person about something,
with gen. v. γ.
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  • Þú mé frignest þæs þe ic ǽr ǽngum ne wolde melda weorðan,

      Gü. 1201.
  • Ne frign ðú unc nóhtes má, Nar. 32, 5.

    (β) with prep.

    :-- Wé æfter ferscum wætre hié frinon,
      Nar. II, 22.
  • Tó fregnanne (frægu-. L.) hine of ðissum worde

    interrogare eum de hoc uerbo,

      Lk. R. 9a 45.
where
and
are combined
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  • Symle ymb dæt ðe hine tueóde, ðonne orn hé inn tó ðǽm temple, and frægn ðæs Dryhten,

      Past. 103, 4.
where
and (3 a β) are combined
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  • Þá hæleð oretmæcgas æfter æðelum frægn: 'Hwanon ferigeað gé scyldas . . . ?,' B. 332.
to ask information of or from a person,
with gen.
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  • Gongen hié tó ðǽm hálgan gewritum, fríne ðára hwæt hié dón scylen,

      Past. 103, 10.
with prep.
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  • Hé wæs fram him eallum frignende (frínende,

    v.l.)

    hwylc him þ úhte þeós níwe lár,
      Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 164, 7.
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