a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English
A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany, and southern Denmark).
of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia
Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language.
A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
The West Frisian (or Western Frisian) lect, spoken in the northern Netherlands.
The word comes from Middle English and Old French, which borrowed it from the Latin term Frīsiī meaning "Frisians." It replaced an earlier native Old English form that had a similar meaning.