Frain

Quick meaning: Frain is a verb meaning (transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To ask, inquire.

Meaning

(transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To ask, inquire.

Example Sentences

Theyr myndes disdayne: Gods actes to frain …

I, musing, frain'd her meaning: she / Her meaning thus did tell.

Ones yet agayne Of you I wolde frayne, Why come ye nat to court ?

But Jesus stood before the count; yea the count frayned him, quothing, thou is king of the Jews? but Jesus quoth to him, thou quoths.

Word Forms

• frains
• fraining
• frained
• frane
• fraine
• frayn
• frayne

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bell, fraist, inquire, question, query, fray.

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