Frisan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Frīsan, whence also Old Frisian Frīsa and Old High German Frīson. The Proto-Germanic form is uncertain, since Old Norse frísir is an i-stem; thus the West Germanic form points to *frīsaniz, while Old Norse points to *frīsīz. Note that variants with ē exist, but the oldest sources attest that these are secondary developments; see especially Latin Frīsiī, attested since the first century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfriː.sɑn/, [ˈfriː.zɑn]

Proper noun

Frīsan m pl

  1. the Frisians
  2. Frisia
  3. inflection of Frīsa

Declension
Declension of Frisan (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative — Frīsan
accusative — Frīsan
genitive — Frīsena
dative — Frīsum

References
  1. Neumann, Günter (2008). Namenstudien zum Altgermanischen. Berlin: de Gruyter. p. 358
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