fryken

Middle English

Alternative forms

• frikien

Etymology

From Old English frīcian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrikən/, /ˈfrikiən/

Verb

fryken

1. To move briskly or nimbly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fryken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fryken, fryke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fryke	fryked
2nd-person singular	frykest	frykedest
3rd-person singular	fryketh	fryked
subjunctive singular	fryke
imperative singular		—
plural1	fryken, fryke	frykeden, frykede
imperative plural	fryketh, fryke	—
participles	frykynge, frykende	fryked, yfryked

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

Descendants

• English: frick, frig (dialectal), freak
• Fingallian: frig

References

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