gefrignan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ friġnan. Cognate with Old Saxon gifregnan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gafraihnan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈfrijnɑn/

Verb

ġefriġnan

  1. to find out, hear about, discover, learn something through asking
    þa ic neðan gefrægn under nihtscuwan hæleð to hilde.
    Then, I heard, warriors, under the night-shade, durst do battle.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġefriġnan (strong class 3)
infinitive ġefriġnan tō ġefriġnanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġefriġne ġefræġn
2nd-person singular ġefriġnest ġefruġne
3rd-person singular ġefriġneþ ġefræġn
plural ġefriġnaþ ġefruġnon
subjunctive present past
singular ġefriġne ġefruġne
plural ġefriġnen ġefruġnen
imperative
singular ġefriġn
plural ġefriġnaþ
participle present past
ġefriġnende ġefruġnen
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