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German
Etymology
Frist + -en
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʁɪstn̩/
- Hyphenation: fris‧ten
Verb
fristen (weak, third-person singular present fristet, past tense fristete, past participle gefristet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to keep alive
1843, Brothers Grimm, “Das blaue Licht”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 5th edition, page 174:Als der Krieg zu Ende war, und der Soldat, der vielen Wunden wegen, die er empfangen hatte, nicht weiter dienen konnte, sprach der König zu ihm „du kannst nun heim gehen, ich brauche dich nicht mehr: Geld bekommst du nicht mehr, denn Lohn erhält nur der, welcher mir Dienste dafür leistet.“ Da wußte der Soldat nicht womit er sein Leben fristen sollte- The war having ended, the solder, by reason of the many wounds received, not being able to serve any more, was addressed by the King „you can go home, I need you no more: Money you won’t get any, for wage is only for those doing service.“ Then the soldier knew not whereby he would sustain his life.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
fristen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
fristen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Further reading
- “fristen” in Duden online
- “fristen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Swedish
Noun
fristen
- definite singular of frist