fråse

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See also: frase, frasé, frâse, and fräse

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Previously spelt frådse. From Middle Low German vrāsen, from Old Saxon fretan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, cognate with German fressen (“to eat, devour”), English fret, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fraitan, “to devour”). A compound of *fra- (“away”) +‎ *etaną (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɔːsə/, [ˈfʁ̥ɔːsə]

Verb

fråse (past tense fråsede, past participle fråset)

  1. to gorge (to eat greedily)
  2. to be wasteful

Conjugation

Inflection of fråse
present past
simple fråser fråsede
perfect har fråset havde fråset
passive fråses fråsedes
participle fråsende fråset
imperative frås —
infinitive fråse —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund fråsen —

References

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