frain

English - English

Definition of frain in English English dictionary

to question; to ask questions

the ash, ash-tree

to ask, inquire; demand

I frained fast what was his name, Where that he came, from what country.

Turkish pronunciation

freyn

Pronunciation

/ˈfrān/ /ˈfreɪn/

Etymology

() From Middle English frainen, freinen (“to ask”), from Old English freġnan, friġnan (“to ask, inquire, learn”), from Proto-Germanic *fregnanan (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-, *perḱ- (“to ask, woo”). Cognate with Icelandic fregna (“to ask, inquire”), Gothic