frician

== Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *frekōn, from Proto-Germanic *frekōną (“to be greedy”), from Proto-Germanic *frekaz (“greedy, courageous, capable, active, bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“to yearn, covet”). Related to Old English frec (“bold, greedy”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfri.ki.ɑn/ ==== Verb ==== frician to desire, seek, yearn for ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== fricu === Etymology 2 === Unknown. Perhaps related to the above. ==== Alternative forms ==== frician ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfriː.ki.ɑn/ ==== Verb ==== frīcian to dance to leap ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: frikien, friken, fryken English: frick, frig (dialectal), freak ⇒ English: frickle, friggle (dialectal) ⇒ English: frigabob (“to dance or jerk up and down”) (dialectal)