frysa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fryse

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

• tilfrosen

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

• “frysa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

frȳsa

1. to freeze
2. to feel cold

Conjugation

Conjugation of frȳsa (strong)

	present				past
infinitive	frȳsa				—
participle	frȳsandi, frȳsande				frusin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	frȳs	frȳsi, frȳse	—		frø̄s	frusi, fruse
þū	frȳs	frȳsi, frȳse	frȳs		frø̄st	frusi, fruse
han	frȳs	frȳsi, frȳse	—		frø̄s	frusi, fruse
vīr	frȳsum, frȳsom	frȳsum, frȳsom	frȳsum, frȳsom		frusum, frusom	frusum, frusom
īr	frȳsin	frȳsin	frȳsin		frusin	frusin
þēr	frȳsa	frȳsin	—		frusu, fruso	frusin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—		—	—
þū	—	—	—		—	—
han	—	—	—		—	—
vīr	—	—	—		—	—
īr	—	—	—		—	—
þēr	—	—	—		—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: frysa; fryse (Ångermanland)

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

   Synonym: (of lakes etc.) lägga sig

3. (intransitive) freeze; to become motionless (in some expressions only)

Conjugation

Conjugation of frysa (class 2 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	frysa		—
supine	frusit		—
imperative	frys		—
imper. plural1	frysen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	fryser	frös	—	—
ind. plural1	frysa	fröso	—	—
subjunctive2	fryse	fröse	—	—
present participle		frysande
past participle		frusen

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• stelna

Etymology 2

See Etymology 1.

Verb

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

1. (transitive, often with in (“in”) or ner (“down”)) 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!

Conjugation

Conjugation of frysa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	frysa		frysas
supine	fryst		frysts
imperative	frys		—
imper. plural1	frysen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	fryser	fryste	fryses	frystes
ind. plural1	frysa	fryste	frysas	frystes
subjunctive2	fryse	fryste	fryses	frystes
present participle		frysande
past participle		fryst

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• frysa ut (“ostracize (socially)”)
• utfrysning (“(social) ostracism”)

See also

• frys

References

• “frysa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “frysa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “frysa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• fyras