friste

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁɛsd̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish fræstæ, from Old Norse freista, from Proto-Germanic *fraistōną, a North Germanic variant of *fraisōną.

Verb

friste (past tense fristede, past participle fristet)

  1. to tempt
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From German fristen (to live), derived from the noun Frist (term). Compare Old Norse fresta (to postpone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁɛsd̥ə]

Verb

friste (past tense fristede, past participle fristet)

  1. to live (with objects like en kummerlig tilværelse (a miserable life))
Conjugation
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