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From Frisia + Saxon, modelled after Anglo-Saxon. By surface analysis, Friso- + Saxon.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Belonging to a group of West Germanic dialects found around the North Sea coast of the Netherlands and Germany, in an area historically known as Frisia. Full definition →
From Frisia + Saxon, modelled after Anglo-Saxon. By surface analysis, Friso- + Saxon.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.