frysa

Swedish

verb-irr
Definitions
  • (intransitive) feel cold, to the point of discomfort
  • (intransitive) freeze; to become hard due to low temperature
  • (intransitive) freeze; to become motionless (in some expressions only)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish frȳsa, frysa inherited from Old Norse frjósa (freeze) inherited from Proto-Germanic *freusaną (freeze, frost) derived from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (freeze, frost, burn, burn up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*prews-

Gloss

freeze, frost, burn, burn up

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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