vrijen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈvrɛi̯ə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to make love, to have sex
- (intransitive) to make out, to cuddle, to hug and kiss
- (intransitive) to have a relationship, to be a couple, to go out with someone
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch vrien inherited from Old Dutch *frīon inherited from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (love, free).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*frijōną
Gloss
love, free
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
愛, 恋
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Friday English
- Fridayish English
- Freier German
- freien German
- bevrijden Dutch, Flemish
- bevrijder Dutch, Flemish
- bevrijding Dutch, Flemish
- nacht Dutch, Flemish
- nachtvrijen Dutch, Flemish
- vrijage Dutch, Flemish
- *preyH- Proto-Indo-European
- *prāy- Proto-Indo-European
- *frijōną Proto-Germanic
- *friþuz Proto-Germanic
- frēon Old English
- Friday Middle English
- fría Old Norse
- bevrien Middle Dutch
- vrien Middle Dutch
- *frīon Old High German
- dzīvespriecīgs Latvian
- dzīvesprieks Latvian
- priecīgs Latvian
- prieks Latvian
- vaļasprieks Latvian
- frīen Middle High German
- freien Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- *frijōn gmw-pro
- *frīon Old Dutch
- vrien Middle Low German
- friohon Old Saxon
- Bōraide Marshallese
- Bōļaide Marshallese
- Būļāide Marshallese
- Fraide Tok Pisin
- Paraire Maori
- *prie bat-pro