vriesen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

vriesen

1. (intransitive) to freeze

Inflection

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

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

Further reading

• “vriesen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vriesen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN