Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

vriesen

  1. (intransitive) to freeze

Inflection edit

Strong class 2
Infinitive vriesen
3rd sg. past vrôos
3rd pl. past vrōren
Past participle gevrōren
Infinitive vriesen
In genitive vriesens
In dative vriesene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular vriese vrôos
2nd singular vries, vrieses vrōors, vrōres
3rd singular vriest, vrieset vrôos
1st plural vriesen vrōren
2nd plural vriest, vrieset vrōort, vrōret
3rd plural vriesen vrōren
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular vriese vrōre
2nd singular vries, vrieses vrōres
3rd singular vriese vrōre
1st plural vriesen vrōren
2nd plural vriest, vrieset vrōret
3rd plural vriesen vrōren
Imperative Present
Singular vries, vriese
Plural vriest, vrieset
Present Past
Participle vriesende gevrōren

Descendants edit

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

Further reading edit