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fraist

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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9
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Definition of fraist

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (UK, ambitransitive, dialectal, obsolete)To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
    “Þen found he no frekes to fraist on his strenght.”
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verb

  1. (UK, ambitransitive, dialectal, obsolete)To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
    “Þen found he no frekes to fraist on his strenght.”
  2. (UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To learn by trial; experience.
  3. (obsolete, transitive)To seek to learn; ask; inquire.
  4. (obsolete, transitive)To seek; be eager for; desire.
  5. (intransitive, obsolete)To go forth on an expedition; sally forth.

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Etymology

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.

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