Frisian language — West Germanic language most closely related to English. Formerly spoken from the province of North Holland in The Netherlands to the province of Schleswig in northern Germany, Frisian is now spoken only in three small areas, each with its own… … Universalium
Frisian language and literature — Frisian belongs to the North Sea subgroup of the Western Germanic languages, to gether with English. From the 13th century, its language area has decreased from a long coastline (Northern Hollandto Denmark) to just the province of Frisia… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
West Frisian language — language name=West Frisian nativename=Frysk states=NED region=flag|Friesland flag|Groningen speakers=360,000–700,000 familycolor=Indo European fam2=Germanic fam3=West Germanic fam4=Anglo Frisian fam5=Frisian nation=Netherlands agency=Fryske… … Wikipedia
Saterland Frisian language — language name=Saterland Frisian nativename=Seeltersk states=GER region=flag|Lower Saxony speakers=2,000 familycolor=Indo European fam2=Germanic fam3=West Germanic fam4=Anglo Frisian fam5=Frisian iso2=gem iso3=stqSaterland Frisian, also known as… … Wikipedia
North Frisian language — North Frisian Frasch / Fresk / Freesk / Friisk Bilingual sig … Wikipedia
West Frisian (language) — West Frisian ( nl. Westfries) was a language which was spoken in the historical region West Friesland. Not to be confused with the spoken language of the Friesland province internationally indicated with the name West Frisian language (in Dutch… … Wikipedia
Frisian literature — is works written in the Frisian languages, particularly that of West Frisian spoken in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands, from which most texts were produced or have survived. The first texts written in Frisian emerge around the 13th… … Wikipedia
Middle Frisian language — Middle Frisian evolved from Old Frisian from the 16th century and was spoken until ca. 1820, considered the beginning of the Modern period of the Frisian languages. Up until the fifteenth century Old Frisian was a language widely spoken and… … Wikipedia
Frisian — or Friesian can refer to:*The Frisians, an ethnic group of northwestern Europe inhabiting an area known as Frisia *The modern Frisian languages, including: **West Frisian language, spoken in Friesland, Netherlands **Saterland Frisian language, of … Wikipedia
Frisian participation in the Crusades — is attested from the very beginning of the First Crusade, but there presence is only felt substantially during the Fifth Crusade. They participated in almost all the major Crusades and the Reconquista. The Frisians are almost always referred to… … Wikipedia
