Frisan
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Frīsan m pl
Declension
[edit]Declension of Frīsa (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | — | Frīsan |
accusative | — | Frīsan |
genitive | — | Frīsena |
dative | — | Frīsum |
References
[edit]- ^ Neumann, Günter (2008). Namenstudien zum Altgermanischen. Berlin: de Gruyter. p. 358