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Frisian

noun, adj — 6 senses

Frisian

noun

/ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/ · /ˈfɹɪz.i.ən/

Etymology From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”) whence modern English Frise; see the plural Frīsan for more.

1

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany, and southern Denmark).

  • King Hygelac of the Geats had been struck down by one might swipe of the foemen, the Frisians.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41:
2

A native or inhabitant of the Dutch province of Friesland.

Frisian

adj

Etymology From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”) whence modern English Frise; see the plural Frīsan for more.

1

Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language.

  • Because the instruction manual was Frisian, Yves couldn't read it.
2

Of, from or relating to the region of Frisia: Either West Frisia (the Dutch province of Friesland); North Frisia (in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, near the Danish border); or East Frisia (in the German state of Lower Saxony, near the Dutch border).

3

Of or relating to people of Frisian descent.

4

Specifically Of, from or relating to West Frisia, i.e. the Dutch province of Friesland

Derived terms
Frisianize, Frisian water dog

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.