fryen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)-g-; compare fryture (fritter).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fryen (third-person singular simple present fryeth, present participle fryinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fryed)

  1. To fry (cook in hot fat)
  2. (figurative, rare) To burn to death.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: fry
  • Scots: fry
  • Irish: priáil

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