vriesen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *friesan, from Proto-West Germanic *freusan.

Verb

vriesen

  1. (intransitive) to freeze

Inflection

Conjugation of vriesen (strong class 2)
infinitive base form vriesen
genitive vriesens
dative vriesene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular vriese vrôos vriese vrōre
2nd person singular vries, vrieses vrōors, vrōres vries, vrieses vrōres
3rd person singular vriest, vrieset vrôos vriese vrōre
1st person plural vriesen vrōren vriesen vrōren
2nd person plural vriest, vrieset vrōort, vrōret vriest, vrieset vrōret
3rd person plural vriesen vrōren vriesen vrōren
imperative
singular vries, vriese
plural vriest, vrieset
present past
participle vriesende gevrōren

Descendants

  • Dutch: vriezen
    • Afrikaans: vries
    • Papiamentu: fris
  • Limburgish: vrere, vreze

Further reading

  • vriesen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vriesen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN