frie
See also: Frie and fríe
Danish
Adjective
frie
- inflection of fri:
- definite singular
- plural
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ffry, ffrye, friȝe, fry, frye
Etymology
- Traditionally seen as from Old Norse frjó (“seed”), from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per-.
- Alternatively from Old French *frie, collateral form of froi (“spawn”), from froier, freier (“to spawn”), from Latin fricō (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfriː(ə)/
Noun
frie (uncountable)
- fry (young fish)
- (rare, cooking) roe (fish eggs)
- (rare, Late Middle English) offspring, children
Descendants
- English: fry
- Scots: fry
References
- “frī(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
frie
- definite singular of fri
- plural of fri
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
frie
- inflection of fri (“free”):
- definite singular
- plural
Verb
frie (present tense friar, past tense fria, past participle fria, passive infinitive friast, present participle friande, imperative frie/fri)
- Alternative form of fri (“to free”)
- Alternative form of fri (“to propose marriage”)
Old Irish
Pronoun
frie
- third-person singular feminine of fri
Plautdietsch
Adjective
frie
- free
Derived terms
- Frieheit
- friemoake
Swedish
Adjective
frie
- absolute definite natural masculine singular of fri.