Middle English Dictionary Entry
befrīnen v.
Entry Info
Forms | befrīnen v. Forms: p.sg. befrān, pl. befrūnon, bifrynnon. |
Etymology | LOE |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. frainen.
1.
To ask (sb. a question).
Associated quotations
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)28/21 : Ða Iudeisce boceræs bifrynnon hine.
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)64/33 : His leorningcnihtæs befrunon hine.
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)70/33 : Þa he be þam Hælende spæc & befran, hwæðer heo wolden his leorningchihtæs beon.