East Frisian

East Frisian (also East Friesian) is an adjective referring to East Frisia, a region in Germany. It can refer specifically to:

  • East Frisians, the people from the region
  • East Friesian (sheep), a breed of sheep originating there
  • East Frisian Islands, off the coast of East Frisia
  • East Frisian Low Saxon, the Low German dialect spoken there
  • Ostfriesen and Alt-Oldenburger, a breed of horse originating there
  • Saterland Frisian language, a language historically spoken there and in Saterland
  • Wangerooge Frisian language, an extinct language spoken on the Wangerooge island

Famous quotes containing the word east:

    “The very nursery tales of this generation were the nursery tales of primeval races. They migrate from east to west, and again from west to east; now expanded into the “tale divine” of bards, now shrunk into a popular rhyme.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)