fräs

See also: fras and frås

Swedish

Etymology 1

Deverbal from fräsa. Compare Old Norse fræs.

Noun

fräs n

1. sound (somewhat) like water hitting something red-hot; sizzling, hissing

   fräset från baconet och katten

   the sizzling of the bacon and the hissing of the cat

2. (colloquial) speed or intensity, oomph

   Båten kom farandes i full fräs

   The boat came speeding at full throttle

   Ha i lite chili för att få fräs på soppan

   Add some chili to give oomph to the soup

Declension

Declension of fräs

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fräs	fräss
	definite	fräset	fräsets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• tjofräs

See also

• väs

Etymology 2

Shortened from the noun fräsmaskin (“milling machine”), from French fraise (“milling cutter”), originally "something curly."

Noun

fräs c

1. a mill (milling machine); a mill (milling cutter) (for metalworking)
2. clipping of jordfräs (“tiller, cultivator”)

Declension

Declension of fräs

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fräs	fräs
	definite	fräsen	fräsens
plural	indefinite	fräsar	fräsars
	definite	fräsarna	fräsarnas

Related terms

• fräsa
• fräsmaskin
• jordfräs

Verb

fräs

1. imperative of fräsa

References

• fräs in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fräs in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fräs in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• sfär