Reconstruction:Old Dutch/friesan

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *freusan, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *prews-.

Verb

*friesan

1. to freeze

Inflection

Verner's Law alternation was preserved in this verb.

Conjugation of *friesan (strong class 2)

infinitive	*friesan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	*friesu	*frōs
2nd person singular	*friesis, *friesist	*fruri
3rd person singular	*friesit	*frōs
1st person plural	*frieson	*frurun
2nd person plural	*frieset	*frurut
3rd person plural	*friesunt	*frurun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	*friese	*fruri
2nd person singular	*frieses, *friesest	*fruris, *frurist
3rd person singular	*friese	*fruri
1st person plural	*friesen	*frurin
2nd person plural	*frieset	*frurit
3rd person plural	*friesent	*frurint
imperative	present
singular	*fries
plural	*frieset
participle	present	past
	*friesandi	*gefroron

Descendants

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