ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Eala Frya Fresena

"eala frya fresena" is a phrase that came from Old Frisian, which is a very old version of the Frisian language, spoken in parts of modern-day Germany and the Netherlands.

"Eala" means "hello" or "greetings," kind of like when you say "hi" to someone.

"Frya" means "free," which means that you are not controlled by anyone else and can do what you want (although this is talking about people who lived a very long time ago, not like now).

"Fresena" means "of the Frisians," which is the group of people who speak Frisian and who lived in that area a long time ago.

So when someone says "eala frya fresena," they're saying "hello free Frisians!"