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Middle French
Etymology
From Old French refreschir, refrescir (“to reinvigorate”), from re- (“re-”) + freschir (“to refresh, restore one's strength”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *freskjan (“to make fresh, refresh”). More at English fresh.
Verb
refraischir
- to refresh (make fresher)
- (reflexive, se refraischir) to rest; to recuperate; to become refreshed
1534, François Rabelais, Gargantua:Finablement arriverent à Paris, auquel lieu se refraischit deux ou troys jours- Finally they arrived at Paris, where he rested for two or three days.
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