Hails, @zipporah-schumaker, ¿knewest thu that there is samelude (homophone) of this word that meaneth “to dance, to leap”? It is a witnessed word from Old English “frīcian” and Middle English friken/frikien, but it is unknown hwere Old English nome that from.
Until next time, Ich wish thee well.
A.W. (“Afterwrit”):“nome” is the 3rd folk onefold/manifold yorely shape of the deedword “to nim”