afrefrian

== Old English == === Etymology === From ā- +‎ frēfrian (“to console, comfort, soothe”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈfreːf.ri.ɑn/, [ɑːˈfreːv.ri.ɑn] === Verb === āfrēfrian to console, comfort, soothe to relieve to make soft or mild, alleviate, mitigate ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “a-fréfrian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.