fringsen
German, verb/ˈfʁɪŋzən/
fringsen is spelled F-R-I-N-G-S-E-N (8 letters). Fringsen is a German verb meaning “to nick, steal (suggesting that it is harmless petty theft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas aus der Not heraus stehlen”.
What does fringsen mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialto nick, steal (suggesting that it is harmless petty theft)
In dem Restaurant hab ich mir paar Zahnstocher für zu Hause gefringst.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas aus der Not heraus stehlen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fringsen
- fringst present singular third-person
- fringste past
- gefringst participle past
- haben auxiliary
- fringsend participle present
- fringse first-person indicative present
- fringsest second-person singular subjunctive
- fringset plural second-person subjunctive
- fringsten first-person indicative plural
- fringstest indicative preterite second-person
- fringstet indicative plural preterite
- frings imperative second-person singular
- habe gefringst first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben gefringst first-person indicative multiword-construction
- fringse! imperative singular
- fringst! imperative plural
- gefringst haben active infinitive perfect
- gefringst werden processual-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fringsen?
- /ˈfʁɪŋzən/
- [ˈfʁɪŋzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.