freistni

== Icelandic == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse freistni. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfreist.nɪ/ Hyphenation: freist‧ni Rhymes: -eistnɪ === Noun === freistni f (genitive singular freistni, no plural) temptation (pressure applied to one's thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions) Synonym: freisting falla í freistni ― to fall into temptation ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “freistni” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) == Old Norse == === Etymology === Probably from freistinn. === Noun === freistni f temptation trial ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Icelandic: freistni (inherited) === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “freistni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive