fresen
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
fresen
- third-person plural present indicative of fresar (“to mill (with a milling cutter)”)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
fresen
- third-person plural present indicative of fresar (“to spawn”)
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German vrêsen, from Old Saxon friosan.
Compare Dutch vriezen, West Frisian frieze, German frieren, English freeze, Danish fryse. Doublet of freren.
Verb edit
fresen (third-person singular simple present früst, past tense froor, past participle froren, auxiliary verb hebben or wesen)
- to freeze
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fresen (class 2 strong verb)
| infinitive | fresen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | frees | froor |
| 2nd person singular | früss(t) | froors(t) |
| 3rd person singular | früs(t) | froor |
| plural | freest, freesen | froren |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | frees | |
| plural | freest | |
| participle | present | past |
| fresen | (e)froren, gefroren | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English frēosan. Compare frost.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fresen (third-person singular simple present freseth, present participle fresynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative fres, past participle frosen)
- To freeze; to become frozen (of water)
- To come into existence due to freezing (of ice)
- To become stuck to something due to freezing.
- To be at freezing point (of the temperature):
- To be afflicted or injured by low temperatures (up to and including death)
- (rare) To have a feeling of coldness; to pick up a chill.
- To become stopped; to cease or terminate.
- (figurative) To prevent from feeling sympathy or compassion.
- (rare) To coagulate like ice.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fresen (strong class 2)
| infinitive | (to) fresen, frese | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | frese | frees | |
| 2nd-person singular | fresest | frose, frese, frees | |
| 3rd-person singular | freseth, frest | frees | |
| subjunctive singular | frese | frose1, frese1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | fresen, frese | frosen, frose, fresen, frese | |
| imperative plural | freseth, frese | — | |
| participles | fresynge, fresende | frosen, frose, froren, frore | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “frẹ̄sen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.
Spanish edit
Verb edit
fresen
- inflection of fresar: