† Frieseadj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
= Frisian adj.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of the Low Countries > [adjective] > Dutch > parts of Holland
Frisian1598
Friese1675
1675 tr. W. Camden Hist. Princess Elizabeth (rev. ed.) iv. 592 They [Spaniards] were received by the Friese Muskettiers with a Volley of small Shot.
B. n.
= Frisian n. a.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of the Low Countries > [noun] > the Dutch > native or inhabitant of Holland > parts of
Frison1303
Zeelanderc1400
Friese1481
Frisian1601
1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 41 Pater symonet the friese was woned to make there false money.
Derivatives
ˈFriesic adj. [see -ic suffix]
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Germanic > Frisian
Frisica1676
Friesish1864
Frisian1875
Friesic1887
1887 A. H. Cummins (title) A Grammar of the Old Friesic Language.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Germanic > Frisian
Frisica1676
Friesish1864
Frisian1875
Friesic1887
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Friesish (rare).
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