Middle English Dictionary Entry
frīen v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | frīen v.(2) |
| Etymology | OF frier, var. of froier, freier. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. frī(e n.(2)
1.
To spawn.
Associated quotations
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)41/17 : His buttokkes..grew to þe liknes of þe womb of a fissh..when he spermeþ or frieþ.