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

Conjugation of friste

active passive present frister fristes past fristede fristedes infinitive friste fristes imperative frist — participle present fristende past fristet (auxiliary verb have) gerund fristen

Derived terms

• frister
• fristelse

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

Conjugation of friste

active passive present frister fristes past fristede fristedes infinitive friste fristes imperative frist — participle present fristende past fristet (auxiliary verb have) gerund fristen