fraist

From 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.

fraist (third-person singular simple present fraists, present participle fraisting, simple past and past participle fraisted)

1. (obsolete, transitive, intransitive, UK dialectal) To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
   • 1540, Destruction of Troy‎:

     Þen found he no frekes to fraist on his strenght.

2. (obsolete, transitive, UK dialectal) To learn by trial; experience.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To seek to learn; ask; inquire.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To seek; be eager for; desire.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To go forth on an expedition; sally forth.

• fraise

• afrits, ftiras, iftars, tafsir

fraist (plural fraists)

1. A test; test of strength or will power; an attack

   Þis castel es of loue and grace..Of enmye dredis it na fraist. — Cursor Mundi