From Middle Welsh ffrio, ultimately from Latin frīgō (“to roast, fry”); either via Middle English frien, from Old French frire, or else via Proto-Brythonic *friɣɨd.
ffrio (first-person singular present ffriaf, not mutable)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ffriaf | ffri | ffria | ffriwn | ffriwch | ffriant | ffrir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | ffriwn | ffrit | ffriai | ffriem | ffriech | ffrient | ffrid | |
| preterite | ffriais | ffriaist | ffriodd | ffriasom | ffriasoch | ffriasant | ffriwyd | |
| pluperfect | ffriaswn | ffriasit | ffriasai | ffriasem | ffriasech | ffriasent | ffriasid, ffriesid | |
| present subjunctive | ffriwyf | ffriech | ffrio | ffriom | ffrioch | ffriont | ffrier | |
| imperative | — | ffria | ffried | ffriwn | ffriwch | ffrient | ffrier | |
| verbal noun | ffrio | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ffriedig ffriadwy | |||||||
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ffria i, ffriaf i | ffrii di | ffriith o/e/hi, ffriiff o/e/hi | ffrïwn ni | ffrïwch chi | ffrian nhw |
| conditional | ffrïwn i, ffriswn i | ffriet ti, ffriset ti | ffriai fo/fe/hi, ffrisai fo/fe/hi | ffrien ni, ffrisen ni | ffriech chi, ffrisech chi | ffrien nhw, ffrisen nhw |
| preterite | ffriais i, ffries i | ffriaist ti, ffriest ti | ffriodd o/e/hi | ffrion ni | ffrioch chi | ffrion nhw |
| imperative | — | ffria | — | — | ffriwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||