West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

Compare archaic Dutch boert meaning farce or comical/nonsensical play.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

boartsje

  1. to play

Inflection edit

Weak class 2
infinitive boartsje
3rd singular past boarte
past participle boarte
infinitive boartsje
long infinitive boartsjen
gerund boartsjen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular boartsje boarte
2nd singular boartest boartest
3rd singular boartet boarte
plural boartsje boarten
imperative boartsje
participles boartsjend boarte

Further reading edit

  • boartsje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011