freista

== Faroese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse freista. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɹaiːsta/ [fɹɔsta] === Verb === freista (third person singular past indicative freistaði, third person plural past indicative freistaðu, supine freistað) to tempt, entice, lure to try, attempt to experience (great hardships), undergo, suffer, endure to put off (a marriage, a payment); postpone, defer (a matter for a week) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== tøla, lokka ==== Derived terms ==== freistandi freistardagur freistari == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse freista. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfreista/ Rhymes: -eista === Verb === freista (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative freistaði, supine freistað) to attempt, to try [with genitive] Synonyms: reyna, gera tilraun til to tempt [with genitive] Synonyms: tæla, lokka ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === freiste === Etymology === From Old Norse freista. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²frɛɪːsta/ === Verb === freista (present tense freistar, past tense freista, past participle freista, passive infinitive freistast, present participle freistande, imperative freista/freist) to tempt to try, attempt ==== Synonyms ==== (try) forsøkja (try) prøva === See also === røyna === References === “freista” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == 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) to tempt, test [with genitive] to test someone’s wisdom, character ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: freista Norwegian Bokmål: friste Norwegian Nynorsk: freista Swedish: fresta === Further reading === Richard Cleasby; Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874), “freista”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press