fresen

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

fresen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of fresar (“to mill (with a milling cutter)”)

Etymology 2

Verb

fresen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of fresar (“to spawn”)

Low German

Etymology

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

fresen (third-person singular simple present früst, past tense froor, past participle froren, auxiliary verb hebben or wesen)

  1. to freeze

Conjugation

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English frēosan. Compare frost.

Pronunciation

Verb

fresen (third-person singular simple present freseth, present participle fresynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative fres, past participle frosen)

  1. To freeze; to become frozen (of water)
    1. To come into existence due to freezing (of ice)
    2. To become stuck to something due to freezing.
  2. To be at freezing point (of the temperature):
    1. To be afflicted or injured by low temperatures (up to and including death)
    2. (rare) To have a feeling of coldness; to pick up a chill.
  3. To become stopped; to cease or terminate.
  4. (figurative) To prevent from feeling sympathy or compassion.
  5. (rare) To coagulate like ice.

Conjugation

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

  • English: freeze
  • Scots: frese

References

Spanish

Verb

fresen

  1. inflection of fresar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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