fresen

fresen

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.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• freese, frese, freosen

Etymology

From Old English frēosan. Compare frost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfreːzən/

Verb

fresen

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
  • → Maltese: ffriża
• Scots: frese

References

• “frẹ̄sen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.

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Spanish

Verb

fresen

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