frysa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse frjósa. Akin to English freeze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fryːsɑ/

Verb

frysa (present tense frys, past tense fraus, past participle frose, present participle frysande, imperative frys)

  1. to be cold
    Skru opp varmen, eg frys.
    Turn up the heat, I am cold.
  2. to freeze (transitive or intransitive)
    Vatn frys og vert til is.
    Water freezes and turns to ice.
    Eg fraus fisken i frysaren.
    I froze the fish in the freezer.

Derived terms

Verb

frysa (present tense fryser, past tense fryste, past participle fryst, passive infinitive frysast, present participle frysande, imperative frys)

  1. to freeze (only transitive)
    Eg fryste fisken i frysaren.
    I froze the fish in the freezer.

Further reading


Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse frjósa, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną.

Verb

frȳsa

  1. to freeze
  2. to feel cold

Conjugation

Descendants


Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish frȳsa, from Old Norse frjósa, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *prews-.

Verb

frysa (present fryser, preterite frös, supine frusit, imperative frys)

  1. (intransitive) feel cold, to the point of discomfort
  2. (intransitive) freeze; to become hard due to low temperature
  3. (intransitive) freeze; to become motionless (in some expressions only)
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Etymology 2

Verb

frysa (present fryser, preterite fryste, supine fryst, imperative frys)

  1. (transitive) freeze; to lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes.
  2. (transitive) freeze; to stop, to cause to become motionless, to halt (a motion) immediately
    Frys bilden där!
    Freeze the image there!
Usage notes
  • For supine also common with frusit.
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