frysa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse frjósa. Akin to English freeze.

Pronunciation

Verb

frysa (present tense frys, past tense fraus, past participle frose, present participle frysande, imperative frys)

  1. to be cold
    Skru opp varmen, eg frys.
    Turn up the heat, I am cold.
  2. to freeze (transitive or intransitive)
    Vatn frys og vert til is.
    Water freezes and turns to ice.
    Eg fraus fisken i frysaren.
    I froze the fish in the freezer.

Derived terms

Verb

frysa (present tense fryser, past tense fryste, past participle fryst, passive infinitive frysast, present participle frysande, imperative frys)

  1. to freeze (only transitive)
    Eg fryste fisken i frysaren.
    I froze the fish in the freezer.

Further reading

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse frjósa, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną.

Verb

frȳsa

  1. to freeze
  2. to feel cold

Conjugation

Conjugation of frȳsa (strong)
present past
infinitive frȳsa —
participle frȳsandi, frȳsande frusin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk frȳs frȳsi, frȳse — frø̄s frusi, fruse
þū frȳs frȳsi, frȳse frȳs frø̄st frusi, fruse
han frȳs frȳsi, frȳse — frø̄s frusi, fruse
vīr frȳsum, frȳsom frȳsum, frȳsom frȳsum, frȳsom frusum, frusom frusum, frusom
īr frȳsin frȳsin frȳsin frusin frusin
þēr frȳsa frȳsin — frusu, fruso frusin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk — — — — —
þū — — — — —
han — — — — —
vīr — — — — —
īr — — — — —
þēr — — — — —

Descendants

  • Swedish: frysa; fryse (Ångermanland)

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish frȳsa, from Old Norse frjósa, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *prews-.

Verb

frysa (present fryser, preterite frös, supine frusit, imperative frys)

  1. (intransitive) feel cold, to the point of discomfort
  2. (intransitive) freeze; to become hard due to low temperature
    Synonym: (of lakes etc.) lägga sig
  3. (intransitive) freeze; to become motionless (in some expressions only)
Conjugation
Conjugation of frysa (class 2 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive frysa —
Supine frusit —
Imperative frys —
Imper. plural1 frysen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fryser frös — —
Ind. plural1 frysa fröso — —
Subjunctive2 fryse fröse — —
Participles
Present participle frysande
Past participle frusen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also

Etymology 2

See Etymology 1.

Verb

frysa (present fryser, preterite frös or fryste, supine frusit or fryst, imperative frys)

  1. (transitive, often with in (“in”) or ner (“down”)) freeze; to lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes.
  2. (transitive) freeze; to stop, to cause to become motionless, to halt (a motion) immediately
    Frys bilden där!
    Freeze the image there!
Conjugation
Conjugation of frysa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive frysa frysas
Supine fryst frysts
Imperative frys —
Imper. plural1 frysen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fryser fryste fryses frystes
Ind. plural1 frysa fryste frysas frystes
Subjunctive2 fryse fryste fryses frystes
Participles
Present participle frysande
Past participle fryst
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
See also

References

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