fraynen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === frain, fraine, frainen, frayn, frayne, freinen, freyne fræine, fræinien, vraini (Early Middle English) fraȝȝnenn (Ormulum) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English fræġnian, variant of freġnan, friġnan (“to inquire, ask”), from Proto-West Germanic *fregnan, from Proto-Germanic *frehnaną; reinforced by Old Norse fregna. === Verb === fraynen (third-person singular simple present frayneth, present participle fraynende, fraynynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle frayned) To ask or inquire; to make an inquiry: To ask or make a request (for something). fifteenth century, unknown author, The prophecies of Thomas the Rhymer: I frained fast what was his name, Where that he came, from what country. To ask or direct a question at someone: To ask or put forward (a question). To look or search for something. To acquire knowledge through asking. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== afraynen ==== Descendants ==== English: frain Scots: frain, frane, frayn, frayne ==== References ==== “frainen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.