frysa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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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.

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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

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)
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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!
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