frithen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === ffryþe, frethen, frythen, fyrthe, vreþie friðen, friþian, fruðien (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English friþian, from Proto-West Germanic *friþōn, from Proto-Germanic *friþōną; equivalent to frith +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfriðən/, /ˈfreːðən/ === Verb === frithen To make peace. To show mercy or compassion (towards somebody) To enclose; to fence. (rare) To abstain from using (something) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Scots: freeth ==== References ==== “frithen, -ien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.