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单词 Frisian
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Definition of Frisian in English:

Frisian

adjective ˈfriːʒ(ə)nˈfriːzɪən
  • Relating to Frisia or Friesland, its people, or language.

    (与)弗里西亚(有关)的;(与)弗里西亚人(有关)的;(与)弗里西亚语(有关)的;与弗里斯兰有关的;(与)弗里斯兰人(有关)的;(与)弗里斯兰语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the beginning of the eighth century, Anglo-Saxon and Frisian merchants had sailed up the Seine to Paris, carrying the wine to be sold at the fairs of Saint-Denis.
    • In particular, it would be very much in keeping with Frisian practice in this period to use just a single name.
    • The tribes we're following - the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes - lived on the coast of West Germany and Denmark and spoke various Frisian dialects.
    • They were paid the compliment of being imitated in larger numbers by Frisian forgers later in the century.
    • The Frisian language is taught in the public schools, but not in the private schools.
    • This article is about the Ostrogothic and Frisian languages, two members of the Germanic language group - to which English, too, belongs.
    • He is straight talking and straight shooting in the best tradition of northern Holland's Frisian population.
    • So far, I have only encountered this theme in Frisian texts.
    • Johannes Stinstra was a Mennonite preacher in the Frisian town of Harlingen.
    • When we compared our data with an additional 177 samples collected in Friesland and Norway, we found that the Central English and Frisian samples were statistically indistinguishable.
    • The 1991 state budget included an item for the cultural activities of the Frisian ethnic group.
    • The world's first spy novel takes place in Frisian waters mostly off of the German coast not long before World War I begins.
    • There are several Frisian museums, libraries, archives and cultural centres in both countries.
    • He brought no treasures back from the battle to the Frisian king but died in the fight.
    • A Frisian fleet arrived in 1218, and it was John and the Frisians who decided to attack at Damietta.
    • Anglo-Saxon migrants, possibly with some Frisian elements, settled early in East Anglia in the late 5th and early 6th centuries.
    • She also carried on her research, collecting caterpillars on the Frisian heaths and moors and making notes and drawings.
    • This farthest extent of Frisian territory is known as Frisia Magna.
    • At least she must have Frisian ancestors; her unique name means ‘little girl’ in Frisian
    • The Frisian Academy sponsors scholarly publications on Frisian history and culture, including a definitive historical dictionary.
noun ˈfriːʒ(ə)nˈfriːzɪən
  • 1A native or inhabitant of Frisia or Friesland.

    弗里西亚人(或居民);弗里斯兰人(或居民)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Frisians, who were already sufficiently competent seamen, were known for their extensive trade.
    • Between his arrival in 718 and his murder by pagans in 754, Boniface preached among the Frisians, Germans, and Franks, setting up a see at Mainz.
    • The Frisians live in Friesland, one of the Netherlands' northern provinces.
    • Most historians accept this background, with the later addition of Frisians.
    • With both tribes depleted through war, Finn offered peace between the Danes and the Frisians, and an equal division of property and wealth.
    • A Frisian fleet arrived in 1218, and it was John and the Frisians who decided to attack at Damietta.
    • An attempt is made to heal the long-standing feud between the Danes and the Frisians by the marriage of the Frisian king Finn to Hildeburh.
    • The first group actually to set out consisted of Flemings, Frisians and English.
    • The overwhelming sense I came away with was that the Frisians are proud of being Frisian and Dutch and are comfortable in their dual identity.
    • The Crusaders were to assemble in Italy in 1217 and set out from there, but the Frisians were late arriving, and the army had to wait out the winter.
    • Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians who settled in England were still imbued with the traditional freedom of primitive German society.
    • The western portion was inhabited by the Batavians and became part of a Roman province; the eastern portion was inhabited by the Frisians.
    • In Friesland, the Frisians enjoy some unique pastimes around the canals.
    • Like other Dutch people, the Frisians wear modern Western-style clothing for both casual and formal occasions.
    • At this time a deep rift developed between the Frisians in West-Friesland and the counts of Holland.
    • Such trade was dominated by the traditionally seafaring races such as the Frisians and Scandinavians.
    • This would suggest the Frisians, English and Scots are similar, but that they differ from the Welsh and Irish.
    • Since World War II, Frisians have been moving out of Friesland and have become scattered among the majority population, while the Dutch have been moving in.
    • Most of the Frisians now went home, greatly angering the others.
    • The Angles, Saxons, Danes, Frisians and other invaders intermarried with the existing Romano-British Celts, Romans, Jutes, Gauls, Greeks and Lombards.
  • 2mass noun The Germanic language of Frisia or Friesland, most closely related to English and Dutch, now with fewer than 400,000 speakers.

    弗里西亚语(或弗里斯兰语,与英语和荷兰语关系密切,现在使用者不足400, 000)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Since the 19th century, Frisian has revived as a literary language.
    • In the Netherlands, Frisian, Turkish, and Arabic are also spoken.
    • Other national examples include the return of Gaelic to schools in Scotland and Wales, school courses in Northern Italy in Friulian, Dutch radio broadcasts in Frisian, and Finnish broadcasts in Saami.
    • About half of Friesland's 600,000 residents speak both Dutch and Frisian.
    • Besides, any genetic tree that places English more than one node away from Frisian is too arbitrary to be credible.
    • The story of Ostrogothic exemplifies what we have already lost; the story of Frisian exemplifies what we can still save.
    • No one is demanding that English-speaking Americans be forced to learn Navajo, any more than anyone is demanding that the Dutch of Amsterdam learn Frisian.
    • It is the language in everyday use everywhere but in Friesland, where ancient Frisian is spoken.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin Frisii 'Frisians' (from Old Frisian Frīsa, Frēsa) + -ian.

Rhymes

Elysian, Parisian, Tunisian

Definition of Frisian in US English:

Frisian

adjective
  • Relating to Frisia or Friesland, its people, or language.

    (与)弗里西亚(有关)的;(与)弗里西亚人(有关)的;(与)弗里西亚语(有关)的;与弗里斯兰有关的;(与)弗里斯兰人(有关)的;(与)弗里斯兰语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So far, I have only encountered this theme in Frisian texts.
    • This article is about the Ostrogothic and Frisian languages, two members of the Germanic language group - to which English, too, belongs.
    • Anglo-Saxon migrants, possibly with some Frisian elements, settled early in East Anglia in the late 5th and early 6th centuries.
    • At the beginning of the eighth century, Anglo-Saxon and Frisian merchants had sailed up the Seine to Paris, carrying the wine to be sold at the fairs of Saint-Denis.
    • A Frisian fleet arrived in 1218, and it was John and the Frisians who decided to attack at Damietta.
    • There are several Frisian museums, libraries, archives and cultural centres in both countries.
    • They were paid the compliment of being imitated in larger numbers by Frisian forgers later in the century.
    • The Frisian language is taught in the public schools, but not in the private schools.
    • The Frisian Academy sponsors scholarly publications on Frisian history and culture, including a definitive historical dictionary.
    • The world's first spy novel takes place in Frisian waters mostly off of the German coast not long before World War I begins.
    • In particular, it would be very much in keeping with Frisian practice in this period to use just a single name.
    • Johannes Stinstra was a Mennonite preacher in the Frisian town of Harlingen.
    • When we compared our data with an additional 177 samples collected in Friesland and Norway, we found that the Central English and Frisian samples were statistically indistinguishable.
    • At least she must have Frisian ancestors; her unique name means ‘little girl’ in Frisian
    • The tribes we're following - the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes - lived on the coast of West Germany and Denmark and spoke various Frisian dialects.
    • This farthest extent of Frisian territory is known as Frisia Magna.
    • She also carried on her research, collecting caterpillars on the Frisian heaths and moors and making notes and drawings.
    • He is straight talking and straight shooting in the best tradition of northern Holland's Frisian population.
    • The 1991 state budget included an item for the cultural activities of the Frisian ethnic group.
    • He brought no treasures back from the battle to the Frisian king but died in the fight.
noun
  • 1A native or inhabitant of Frisia or Friesland.

    弗里西亚人(或居民);弗里斯兰人(或居民)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With both tribes depleted through war, Finn offered peace between the Danes and the Frisians, and an equal division of property and wealth.
    • An attempt is made to heal the long-standing feud between the Danes and the Frisians by the marriage of the Frisian king Finn to Hildeburh.
    • Most historians accept this background, with the later addition of Frisians.
    • The Frisians, who were already sufficiently competent seamen, were known for their extensive trade.
    • Like other Dutch people, the Frisians wear modern Western-style clothing for both casual and formal occasions.
    • Most of the Frisians now went home, greatly angering the others.
    • In Friesland, the Frisians enjoy some unique pastimes around the canals.
    • This would suggest the Frisians, English and Scots are similar, but that they differ from the Welsh and Irish.
    • The Crusaders were to assemble in Italy in 1217 and set out from there, but the Frisians were late arriving, and the army had to wait out the winter.
    • At this time a deep rift developed between the Frisians in West-Friesland and the counts of Holland.
    • The overwhelming sense I came away with was that the Frisians are proud of being Frisian and Dutch and are comfortable in their dual identity.
    • Since World War II, Frisians have been moving out of Friesland and have become scattered among the majority population, while the Dutch have been moving in.
    • The Angles, Saxons, Danes, Frisians and other invaders intermarried with the existing Romano-British Celts, Romans, Jutes, Gauls, Greeks and Lombards.
    • Such trade was dominated by the traditionally seafaring races such as the Frisians and Scandinavians.
    • Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians who settled in England were still imbued with the traditional freedom of primitive German society.
    • The western portion was inhabited by the Batavians and became part of a Roman province; the eastern portion was inhabited by the Frisians.
    • A Frisian fleet arrived in 1218, and it was John and the Frisians who decided to attack at Damietta.
    • The Frisians live in Friesland, one of the Netherlands' northern provinces.
    • Between his arrival in 718 and his murder by pagans in 754, Boniface preached among the Frisians, Germans, and Franks, setting up a see at Mainz.
    • The first group actually to set out consisted of Flemings, Frisians and English.
  • 2The West Germanic language of Frisia or Friesland, the language most closely related to English.

    弗里西亚语(或弗里斯兰语,与英语和荷兰语关系密切,现在使用者不足400, 000)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the Netherlands, Frisian, Turkish, and Arabic are also spoken.
    • Other national examples include the return of Gaelic to schools in Scotland and Wales, school courses in Northern Italy in Friulian, Dutch radio broadcasts in Frisian, and Finnish broadcasts in Saami.
    • Since the 19th century, Frisian has revived as a literary language.
    • The story of Ostrogothic exemplifies what we have already lost; the story of Frisian exemplifies what we can still save.
    • It is the language in everyday use everywhere but in Friesland, where ancient Frisian is spoken.
    • Besides, any genetic tree that places English more than one node away from Frisian is too arbitrary to be credible.
    • No one is demanding that English-speaking Americans be forced to learn Navajo, any more than anyone is demanding that the Dutch of Amsterdam learn Frisian.
    • About half of Friesland's 600,000 residents speak both Dutch and Frisian.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin Frisii ‘Frisians’ (from Old Frisian Frīsa, Frēsa) + -ian.

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