afraynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• affrayn, affreyne, affrayne, afrainen, afreyne, afreynen

Etymology

From a- +‎ fraynen; the second element is a modification of Old English friġnan (“to inquire, ask”) after Old English fræġn (“question”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfræi̯nən/

Verb

afraynen (third-person singular simple present afrayneth, present participle afraynende, afraynynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle afrayned)

1. to question

Conjugation

Conjugation of afraynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) afraynen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	afrayne	afrayned
2nd-person singular	afraynest	afraynedest
3rd-person singular	afrayneth	afrayned
subjunctive singular	afrayne
imperative singular		—
plural1	afraynen, afrayne	afrayneden, afraynede
imperative plural	afrayneth, afrayne	—
participles	afraynynge, afraynende	afrayned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

• “afrainen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.