fres
See also: frés and frès
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
fres
- imperative of frese
Old French
Alternative forms
- freis, fresche
Etymology
From Frankish *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preisk.
Adjective
fres m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fresche)
- fresh; new
Declension
Declension of fres
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | fres | fresche | fres |
| Oblique | fres | fresche | fres | |
| Plural | Subject | fres | fresches | fres |
| Oblique | fres | fresches | fres |
Descendants
- Middle French: frais, fres, frez, freis, fresche, freche
- French: frais m, fraîche f
- Norman: frais m, fraîche f (Jèrriais)
- Picard: frèch' m, frèche f (Arthois), fraîche (Ch'ti)
- Walloon: fris, fris' m, frisse f (Charleroi, Forrières, Liégeois)
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse fræs f (“whizzing, hissing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fréːs]
- Rhymes: -éːs
Noun
fres n
- hissing, sough from frying in pan
- whistling and foam of a cataract
- huff, dissatisfaction
Derived terms
- djęddfres
Related terms
- frees
- frøs