befrieze

West Frisian

Etymology

From be- +‎ frieze. Compare Dutch bevriezen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈfriə̯.zə/
• Rhymes: -iə̯zə
• Hyphenation: be‧frie‧ze

Verb

befrieze

1. (intransitive, of liquids) to freeze (to pass into solid state due to frost)
2. (intransitive) to freeze (to be covered with a thin layer of ice)
3. (ambitransitive) to freeze (to harden by frising)
4. (intransitive) to block, to freeze (a payment)

   Synonym: blokkearje

5. (transitive, medicine) to anesthetize

   Synonym: ferdôvje

Conjugation

Strong class 2, prefixed
infinitive	befrieze
3rd singular past	befrear
past participle	beferzen
infinitive	befrieze
long infinitive	befriezen
gerund	befriezen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	befries	befrear
2nd singular	befriest	befreart
clitic form	befriesto	befrearto
3rd singular	befriest	befrear
plural	befrieze	befrearenn
imperative	befries
participles	befriezend	beferzen

References

• “befrieze” at Frysker
• “befrieze”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011