friþian
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Middle English[edit]
Verb[edit]
friþian
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of frithen
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
friþian
- to protect, defend
- to keep the peace for somebody or an institution
- to keep the sanctity of a holy day
- to grant immunity to a criminal
- to give asylum to somebody
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of friþian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | friþian | friþienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | friþiġe | friþode |
| second person singular | friþast | friþodest |
| third person singular | friþaþ | friþode |
| plural | friþiaþ | friþodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | friþiġe | friþode |
| plural | friþiġen | friþoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | friþa | |
| plural | friþiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| friþiende | (ġe)friþod | |
Derived terms[edit]
- friþiġend m (“protector”)
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: frithen, ffryþe, frethen, frythen, fyrthe, vreþie; friðen, friþian, fruðien
- Scots: freeth
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
- T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921