Participles
| Present | frēfrende |
| Past | (ġe)frēfred |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | frēfre |
| 2nd sing. | frēfrest |
| 3rd sing. | frēfreþ |
| 1st plur. | frēfraþ |
| 2nd plur. | frēfraþ |
| 3rd plur. | frēfraþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | frēfrede |
| 2nd sing. | frēfredest |
| 3rd sing. | frēfrede |
| 1st plur. | frēfredon |
| 2nd plur. | frēfredon |
| 3rd plur. | frēfredon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | frēfre |
| 2nd sing. | frēfre |
| 3rd sing. | frēfre |
| 1st plur. | frēfren |
| 2nd plur. | frēfren |
| 3rd plur. | frēfren |
Past
| 1st sing. | frēfrede |
| 2nd sing. | frēfrede |
| 3rd sing. | frēfrede |
| 1st plur. | frēfreden |
| 2nd plur. | frēfreden |
| 3rd plur. | frēfreden |
Imperative
| Singular | frēfre |
| Plural | frēfraþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'frefran'
frefran,
Verbs similar to 'frefran'
drefan,
feran,
frecgan,
fredan,
fregnan,
fremian,
fremman,
freogan,
freosan,
fretan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *frōbrijan (“to console, comfort”).
Sample Sentences
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oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
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wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
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hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
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þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena. (or friendless me would soothe,
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allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
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how tough is sorrow as a companion,
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to whom little has dear confidants for himself.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
Cognates
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