fragon

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Esperanto[edit]

Noun[edit]

fragon

  1. accusative singular of frago

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French fresgon, fregon, fragon, from Old French fresgon, from Late Latin brīscō, frīsgō.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fragon m (plural fragons)

  1. laurel, butcher's broom (and other plants of the genus Ruscus)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “frīsgo”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 806

Further reading[edit]

Old Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *frēgōną; see *frehnaną (to ask).

Verb[edit]

frāgon

  1. to ask

Inflection[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Dutch: vrâgen
    • Dutch: vragen
    • Limburgish: vraoge

Further reading[edit]

  • frāgon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the noun frāga.

Verb[edit]

frāgon

  1. to ask, demand

Conjugation[edit]