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West Frisian
Etymology
From be- + frieze. Compare Dutch bevriezen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈfriə̯.zə/
- Rhymes: -iə̯zə
- Hyphenation: be‧frie‧ze
Verb
befrieze
- (intransitive, of liquids) to freeze (to pass into solid state due to frost)
- (intransitive) to freeze (to be covered with a thin layer of ice)
- (transitive, intransitive) to freeze (to harden by frising)
- (intransitive) to block, to freeze (a payment)
- Synonym: blokkearje
- (transitive, medicine) to anesthetize
- Synonym: ferdôvje
Conjugation
References
- “befrieze” at Frysker
- “befrieze”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011