frine

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frine

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Of North Germanic origin, akin to Swedish dialectal fryna (“to wrinkle up one's nose, make a wry face”), Norwegian frøyna (“to wrinkle up one's nose, make a wry face”). Perhaps related to frown.

verb frines · frining · frined

UK, dialectal, intransitive To grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.

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@misc{frine_2026,
  title = {frine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}