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Frained vs Trained - What's the difference?

frained | trained |

As verbs the difference between frained and trained

is that frained is past tense of frain while trained is past tense of train.

As an adjective trained is

having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).

frained

English

Verb

(head)
  • (frain)

  • frain

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare, or, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) to ask, inquire; demand.
  • * 1830 , Sir Walter Scott, The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, baronet :
  • I frained fast what was his name, Where that he came, from what country.
  • (rare, or, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) to question; to ask questions.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, botany) the , ash-tree.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    trained

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • Manipulated in shape or habit.
  • Antonyms

    * untrained

    Verb

    (head)
  • (train)
  • Anagrams

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