frij

West Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /frɛi̯/

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to be fond of”).

Adjective

frij

  1. free
Inflection
Inflection of frij
uninflected frij
inflected frije
comparative frijer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial frijfrijerit frijst
it frijste
indefinite c. sing. frijefrijerefrijste
n. sing. frijfrijerfrijste
plural frijefrijerefrijste
definite frijefrijerefrijste
partitive frijsfrijers—
Further reading
  • “frij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

Adverb

frij

  1. very
Further reading
  • “frij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse fría, frjá (“to free; to love,”) from Proto-Germanic *frijōną.

Verb

frij (preterite fridd, supine fritt or friä)

  1. To love.
  2. To free.
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