fresen
Middle English
/ˈfreːzən/
verb
Definitions
- To freeze; to become frozen or reach freezing point (referring to water)
- To be at freezing point of the temperature:
- To become stopped; to cease or terminate.
- (figurative) To stop one from feeling sympathy or compassion.
- (rare) To become coagulated or solid like ice.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English frēosan (freeze).
Origin
Old English
frēosan
Gloss
freeze
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antifreeze English
- befreeze English
- cryo-freeze English
- cryofreeze English
- defreeze English
- enfreeze English
- freezable English
- freeze English
- freezeout English
- freezeproof English
- freezer English
- freezest English
- freezeth English
- freezie English
- freezy English
- frozen English
- postfreeze English
- prefreeze English
- quick-freeze English
- refreeze English
- unfreeze English
- frizar Spanish, Castilian
- *freusaną Proto-Germanic
- フリーズ Japanese
- frēosan Old English
- froren Middle English
- frozen Middle English
- *freusan gmw-pro
- ffriża Maltese