Meanings
- archaicuncountableFrisia: (historical) a traditionally Frisian-speaking coastal Western Europe, politically split between Netherlands and Germany
It was originally applied to cloths of gold made in Frise, a province in the Low Countries
1876, Bulletin of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, American Industrial Wool2 more examples
The kingdom of the Netherlands was declared by the Congress at Vienna to be composed of North and South Brabant, Limbourg, Guelders, Liege, East and West Flanders, Hainault, Holland, Zealand, Namur, Antwerp, Utrecht, Frise, Overyssel, Groningen and Drenthe.
1820, Henry Smithers, Observations Made During a Residence in BrusselsWe not only find them in the swamps of Lower Germany and the provinces of Frise, Holland, Zealand, and Flanders, but also in the sands of Campine and about Dunkirk.
1857, A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs. 1857
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*Frīsō
- Old EnglishFrīsa
- Middle EnglishFrīse
- EnglishFrise
From Middle English Frīse, from Old English Frīsa, Proto-West Germanic *Frīsō.
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Frise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frise
“Frise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Frise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frise.
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