Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse fregna, from Proto-Germanic *frehnaną.

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Verb edit

fregna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fregnaði, supine fregnað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to hear, to learn
    Ég hef fregnað að hann er að fara til Þýskalands.
    I've heard that he is going to Germany.

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is unknown. Perhaps from Latin fricāre, with -gn- under the influence of frangere.

Noun edit

fregna f (plural fregne)

  1. (vulgar) cunt
    Synonyms: vulva, gnocca
  2. nonsense, crap

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

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fregna m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of fregne

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freġna

  1. (Northumbrian) Alternative form of friġnan (to ask)

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *frehnaną.

Verb edit

fregna (singular past indicative frá, plural past indicative frágu, past participle freginn)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to hear, to be informed of, to learn
  2. (ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to ask (for), to inquire
    fregna einhvern (acc.) ráðs (gen.)
    to ask someone's advice

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Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: fregna
  • Old Swedish: fræghna

References edit

  • fregna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Etymology edit

From Latin farīna (flour, meal).

Noun edit

fregna f (plural fregnas)

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) flour