freen
Middle English
/ˈfrøːn/, /ˈfreːn/
verb
Definitions
- To free, liberate
- To exempt, release (from a burden or duty)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English frēon inherited from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (love, free) suffix from Middle English fre.
Origin
Middle English
fre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Freier German
- *preyH- Proto-Indo-European
- *priHós Proto-Indo-European
- *prāy- Proto-Indo-European
- *frijaz Proto-Germanic
- *frijōną Proto-Germanic
- *friþuz Proto-Germanic
- frēo Old English
- frēon Old English
- प्रिय Sanskrit
- fre Middle English
- fredom Middle English
- frend Middle English
- fría Old Norse
- *frīon Old High German
- frīen Middle High German
- 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- *frijōn gmw-pro
- *frīon Old Dutch
- *ɸriyos Proto-Celtic
- *priHás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- friohon Old Saxon
- *prijos Proto-Italic