fronsen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch fronsen, from Old French froncer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɔn.sə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: fron‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɔnsən

Verb[edit]

fronsen

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to frown, to furrow
    Ze fronste haar wenkbrauwen in verwarring. ― She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
    Waarom frons je? ― Why are you frowning?
    Hij fronste toen hij het slechte nieuws hoorde. ― He frowned when he heard the bad news.

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of fronsen (weak)
infinitive fronsen
past singular fronste
past participle gefronst
infinitive fronsen
gerund fronsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular frons fronste
2nd person sing. (jij) fronst fronste
2nd person sing. (u) fronst fronste
2nd person sing. (gij) fronst fronste
3rd person singular fronst fronste
plural fronsen fronsten
subjunctive sing.1 fronse fronste
subjunctive plur.1 fronsen fronsten
imperative sing. frons
imperative plur.1 fronst
participles fronsend gefronst
1) Archaic.

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: frons
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=fronsen&oldid=77920296"