frayar

Asturian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *frag(u)lāre,[1] from or related to Latin fragilis, fragor, fragosus, from frangō. Compare Old French fraillier, Campidanese Sardinian fragiare.

Verb

frayar (first-person singular indicative present frayo, past participle frayáu)

  1. to smash (to break violently)
  2. to break open
  3. to waste (money)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991), “frayar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  • frayar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “frayar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN