fronsen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch fronsen, from Old French froncer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfrɔn.sə(n)/
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Hyphenation: fron‧sen
Rhymes: -ɔnsən

Verb

fronsen

(intransitive, transitive) to frown, to furrow
Ze fronste haar wenkbrauwen in verwarring. ― She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.

Waarom frons je? ― Why are you frowning?

Hij fronste toen hij het slechte nieuws hoorde. ― He frowned when he heard the bad news.

Inflection

Inflection of fronsen (weak)
infinitive	fronsen
past singular	fronste
past participle	gefronst
infinitive	fronsen
gerund	fronsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	frons	fronste
2nd person sing. (jij)	fronst	fronste
2nd person sing. (u)	fronst	fronste
2nd person sing. (gij)	fronst	fronste
3rd person singular	fronst	fronste
plural	fronsen	fronsten

subjunctive sing.¹	fronse	fronste
subjunctive plur.¹	fronsen	fronsten

imperative sing.	frons
imperative plur.¹	fronst

participles	fronsend	gefronst
¹⁾ Archaic.

Related terms

frons

Descendants

Afrikaans: frons

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