Originally restricted to Low and Central German; generalized by Luther. Borrowed from Middle Low German vrien and Middle High German vrīen, frīen, vrijen, vrigen, from Old High German *frīon; compare Old Saxon friohon. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frijōną. Cognate to Dutch vrijen.
freien (weak, third-person singular present freit, past tense freite, past participle gefreit, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | freien | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | freiend | ||||
| past participle | gefreit | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich freie | wir freien | i | ich freie | wir freien |
| du freist | ihr freit | du freiest | ihr freiet | ||
| er freit | sie freien | er freie | sie freien | ||
| preterite | ich freite | wir freiten | ii | ich freite1 | wir freiten1 |
| du freitest | ihr freitet | du freitest1 | ihr freitet1 | ||
| er freite | sie freiten | er freite1 | sie freiten1 | ||
| imperative | frei (du) freie (du) |
freit (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
freien
From Middle High German frīen, from Old High German *frīon, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *frijōn. Cognate with German freien, Dutch vrijen.
freien (third-person singular present freit, past participle gefrien, auxiliary verb hunn)
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | freien | |
| participle | gefrien | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | freien | — |
| 2nd singular | freis | frei |
| 3rd singular | freit | — |
| 1st plural | freien | — |
| 2nd plural | freit | freit |
| 3rd plural | freien | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||