fresse
See also: Fresse
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fresse
- inflection of fressen:
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle High German vrezzen, from Old High German frezzan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną.[1]
Cognate with German fressen and Luxembourgish friessen.
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fresse(intransitive or transitive, with accusative)
- (of an animal) to eat; to feed on; to devour
- Die Kaninche fresse Gellebrieve.
- The rabbits eat carrots.
- (of a person, derogatory) to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to pig out
- Där werd nie satt se fresse.
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- (figurative) to consume, to guzzle, to burn
- De Rost hod es gefress.
- The rust has consumed it.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fresse
| infinitive | fresse |
|---|---|
| past participle | gefress |
| auxiliary | hon |
| present tense | |
| 1st person singular | fresse |
| 2nd person singular | fresst |
| 3rd person singular | fressd |
| 1st person plural | fresse |
| 2nd person plural | fressd |
| 3rd person plural | fresse |
| imperative | |
| 2nd person singular | fress |
| 2nd person plural | fressd |
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References edit
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “fresse”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary][1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 181