Gefrignan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- + friġnan.

Pronunciation

IPA: /je'frɪjnan/

Verb

ġefriġnan (class III strong: 3 singular present gefriġneþ, 3 singular preterite ġefræġn, preterite plural ġefruġnon, past participle ġefruġnen)

1. to find out, to hear about, to discover or learn something through asking

   Ða ic neðan gefrægn hæleþ to hilde: then I heard that heroes went daringly to war. (Cædmon's Metrical Paraphrase)