frizzen

*frisaz (Proto-Germanic)

Crisp. Curled; curly.

frīs (Old English)

frise (Middle English)

frisen (Middle English)

frizz (English)

A mass of tightly curled or unruly hair. (intransitive) Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.. (transitive) To curl; to make frizzy.. To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.. To fry, cook, or sear with a sizzling noise; to sizzle.. To make (leather) soft and of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.

frizzle (English)

A curl; a lock of hair crisped. (intransitive) To fry noisily, sizzle.. (transitive) To fry something until crisp and curled.. (transitive) To scorch.. To curl or crisp, as hair; to frizz; to crinkle.

frizzen (English)

An L-shaped piece of steel hinged at the rear used in flintlock firearms, positioned over the flash pan so to enclose a small priming charge of black powder next to the flash hole that is drilled through the barrel, such that when fired the flint scraps it so as to create a spark.