frithen

Middle English

Alternative forms

ffryþe, frethen, frythen, fyrthe, vreþie
(Early ME) friðen, friþian, fruðien

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

Conjugation of frithen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) frithen, frithe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	frithe	frithed
2nd-person singular	frithest	frithedest
3rd-person singular	fritheth	frithed
subjunctive singular	frithe	frithed
imperative singular	frithe	—

plural¹	frithen, frithe	fritheden, frithede
imperative plural	fritheth, frithe	—

participles	frithynge, frithende	frithed, yfrithed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

Scots: freeth

References

“frithen, -ien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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