Middle English Dictionary Entry
frīen v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | frīen v.(1) Also friȝȝen. |
| Etymology | Cp. OI frȳja to question, find fault, taunt. Orm's friȝȝen prob. influenced by OE frigeþ, sg. 3 of fricgan ask. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To find fault, taunt.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)16513 : Ȝiff þatt teȝȝ sæȝhenn ohht onn himm To friȝȝenn & to tælenn.
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)1998 : Þer nis he nouth to frie, For oþer sholde he make hem lye Ded..Or al to-hewen.