friste

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁɛsd̥ə]

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

friste (past tense fristede, past participle fristet)

1. to tempt

• frister
• fristelse

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁɛsd̥ə]

friste (past tense fristede, past participle fristet)

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