freezje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *frēsia, from Proto-West Germanic *fraisōn, from Proto-Germanic *fraisōną. Cognates include West Frisian freezje and Dutch vrezen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfreːzjə/
• Hyphenation: freez‧je
• Rhymes: -eːzjə

Verb

freezje

1. (transitive) to fear
2. (reflexive) to be afraid
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde, →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:20:

     Wilst hie noch deeruur ättertoachte, ferskeen him n Ängel fon dän Here in n Droom un kwaad: Josef, Súun fon David, freze die nit, Maria as dien Wieuw bie die aptouníemen;

     While he was still thinking about it, came to him an angel from the Lord in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Maria as your wife;

Conjugation

Conjugation of freezje (weak type 2)

Grúundfoarme			freezje
Infinitive			tou freezjen
Present tense				Past tense
iek	freezje	wie	freezje	iek	frezede	wie	frezeden
du	frezest	jie	freezje	du	frezedest	jie	frezeden
hie/ju/dät	frezet	jo	freezje	hie/ju/dät	frezede	jo	frezeden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
freezjend		Singular	freze	häbe		frezed
		Plural	freezjet

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “freezje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN