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Frisian

//ˈfɹɪʒ.ən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language.

    "Because the instruction manual was Frisian, Yves couldn't read it."

  2. 2
    Of, from or relating to the region of Frisia: Either West Frisia (the Dutch province of Friesland); North Frisia (in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, near the Danish border); or East Frisia (in the German state of Lower Saxony, near the Dutch border).
  3. 3
    Of or relating to people of Frisian descent.
  4. 4
    Of, from or relating to West Frisia, i.e. the Dutch province of Friesland specifically
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.; The West Frisian (or Western Frisian) lect, spoken in the northern Netherlands. specifically

    "In the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands, a high percentage of the population, about 350000, speak Frisian as their first language."

  2. 2
    A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.; Saterland Frisian, the last surviving dialect of the East Frisian lect, spoken in Northern Germany close to the Dutch border. specifically
  3. 3
    A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.; The North Frisian lect, spoken in northwestern Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. specifically
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany, and southern Denmark).

    "King Hygelac of the Geats had been struck down by one might swipe of the foemen, the Frisians."

  2. 2
    a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English wordnet
  3. 3
    A native or inhabitant of the Dutch province of Friesland.
  4. 4
    a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”); see the plural Frīsan for more.

Etymology 2

From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”); see the plural Frīsan for more.

Etymology 3

From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”); see the plural Frīsan for more.

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