freista

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Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse freista.

Verb

freista (third person singular past indicative freistaði, third person plural past indicative freistaðu, supine freistað)

  1. to tempt, entice, lure
  2. to try, attempt
  3. to experience (great hardships), undergo, suffer, endure
  4. to put off (a marriage, a payment); postpone, defer (a matter for a week)

Conjugation

Conjugation of freista (group v-30)
infinitive freista
supine freistað
participle (a6)1 freistandi freistaður
present past
first singular freisti freistaði
second singular freistar freistaði
third singular freistar freistaði
plural freista freistaðu
imperative
singular freista!
plural freistið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse freista.

Pronunciation

Verb

freista (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative freistaði, supine freistað)

  1. (transitive, governs the genitive) to attempt, to try
    Allir krakkarnir freistuðu þess að hoppa yfir ána.
    All the kids attempted to jump over the river.
  2. (transitive, governs the genitive) to tempt
    Ekki freista mín með súkkulaði!
    Don't tempt me with chocolate!

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse freista.

Pronunciation

Verb

freista (present tense freistar, past tense freista, past participle freista, passive infinitive freistast, present participle freistande, imperative freista/freist)

  1. to tempt
  2. to try, attempt

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fraistōną. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

freista (singular past indicative freistaði, plural past indicative freistuðu, past participle freistaðr)

  1. (transitive, genitive) to tempt, test
    1. to test someone’s wisdom, character

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: freista
  • Norwegian Bokmål: friste
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: freista
  • Swedish: fresta

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