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FRÁSIAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
FRÁSIAN, freásian; p. ade; pp. ad
To ask, inquire, tempt; interrŏgāre, conquīrĕre, sciscĭtāri, tentāre
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  • Frásiaþ [MS. frasias]

    conquīrĭtis,

    • Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 16.
  • Wæs mǽst Babilón burga, óþ-ðæt Baldazar, þurh gylp, grome Godes freásade [MS. frea sæde]

    Babylon was greatest of cities, until Belshazzar, through vain glory, fiercely tempted God,

    • Cd. 209
    • ;
    • Th. 259, 22
    • ;
    • Dan. 695.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. frésón to try, tempt
:
M. H. Ger. vreisen to endanger
:
O. H. Ger. freisón periclĭtāri
:
Goth. fraisan to try, tempt; fraistubni, f. temptation
:
Dan. friste to try, tempt
:
Swed. fresta
:
Icel. freista.
]
Derived forms
ge-frásian
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