fraist
To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trialTo try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
Meaning
5 senses(UK, ambitransitive, dialectal, obsolete)To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
(UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To learn by trial; experience.
(obsolete, transitive)To seek to learn; ask; inquire.
(obsolete, transitive)To seek; be eager for; desire.
(intransitive, obsolete)To go forth on an expedition; sally forth.
Origin
From Middle English fraisten, freisten, frasten, from Old Norse freista (“to try, tempt, mFrom Middle English fraisten, freisten, frasten, from Old Norse freista (“to try, tempt, make trial of”), from Proto-Germanic *fraistōną (“to try”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to try, risk”). Cognate with Icelandic freista (“to tempt”), Swedish fresta (“to try, tempt, tantalise”), Danish friste (“to try, tempt”), Old English frāsian (“to ask, inquire, tempt, try”). More at fraise.
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Forms
fraists, fraisting, fraisted, fraistedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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