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friste.

to tempt

6 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈfʁɛsd̥ə]
  1. to tempt

Where this word comes from

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

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

Where this word comes from

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

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