frisque

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Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch frisc, frisch, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *frisk. Doublet of frais.

Adjective

frisque m or f (plural frisques)

  1. lively; vivacious
  2. alert; aware
  3. violent; bloody
  4. moral; good; right

Descendants

  • French: frisque
  • Middle English: frisk

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