frithen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English friþian, from Proto-West Germanic *friþōn, from Proto-Germanic *friþōną; equivalent to frith + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
frithen
- To make peace.
- To show mercy or compassion (towards somebody)
- To enclose; to fence.
- (rare) To abstain from using (something)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of frithen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- Scots: freeth
References[edit]
- “frithen, -ien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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