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Rh frist, Easily confounded with the , ,

frest, frist$2$ [frest, frəst, frɩst], , poor attempt to carry out a piece of work; he’s made a (puir = poor) f. o’ it, he has made a poor job of it. *freist-. freista,, to test; try; attempt; freistni,, an attempt.

frest, frist$n$ [frest, frəst, frɩst], , 1), to delay; postpone; he’ll no [‘not’] f. it; he could no f. it ony langer [‘any longer’];   [frɩsp]: 2)  , to have a respite; lat [‘let’] dem (de sheep) f. [frɩst] a while, let them (the sheep) rest a while (? to J.I.). Reported from in sense of to wait. — fresta,, to delay; postpone. — Easily confounded with the , ,

frest, frist$1$ [frest, frəst, frɩst], , 1) to afford; I could no f. to dø [‘do’] it or to gi’e o’ it; ; doubtless, to attempt; try. 2) to dispense with; I canno [-‘not’] f. it; — freista,, to test; try; to tempt. — Meaning 2 of, , has developed from meaning 1, so that “I canno f. it” is an of “I canno f. to gi’e (o’) it”.

fret [frɛt (fret), fræt],, to rain slightly, mostly with a gentle wind; he’s (ut o’ him), he begins (is beginnin’) to f., In  is used in sense of blowing gently, together with a little rain, in the phrase “to f. and rain”. : frɛt; : frɛt, fret; : fræt. — freta,, to fart;  fretr, , a puff of wind, and “fret” in “regnfret”,, a slight shower.

fretl, fretel [frætəl, fræ$n$təl], , 1), to mutter to oneself below one’s breath; a  body; [frætəl], 2)  , to scatter to the four winds of heaven; he it awa, he frittered away his earnings; [fræ$2$təl]. From is reported, [frækəl], , in sense of to be wasted; to dwindle (quickly) away; hit [‘it’] is awa. — *fretla, , from freta,, to fart. fretla,, to emit a blowing or puffing sound; frata and fratla, , to crackle. The meanings given under 2 and from older meanings as: to let puff away, let drift before a puff of wind.

fretla [frætla],, a woman in the habit of talking to herself;  as a nickname:. . of, 1.

frett,, see ,

friend,, see ,

†frig(g) [frɩg],, 1) a person ingratiating himself with others. 2) a person continually trifling with his work without making progress. See ,

†frig(g) [frɩg],, 1) to try to ingratiate oneself with others, to hang on, to f. aboot ane. 2) to trifle with little or no result, to f. aboot de wark [‘work’]. — *frig- or *frik-? Doubtless connected with *frig, , to be in restless motion; to rub, , friggle,, to toy; gad; trifle with some work, and with frikla (frokla),, to caress; sniff; wag; play.

Friggati-sura [frɩg··ati·-sūra], , the name for a sorceress (in a myth). The first part of the contains the ancient name of the goddess “Friga”. (?) frigga,, big, coarse woman.

frisk [frisk],, a tangled tuft of hair; o’ hair, tangled tufts of hair., , frís- in frísa,, to dishevel the hair, and frísutur,, dishevelled, having dishevelled hair or tangled curls.

frisk [frisk],, to entangle; to dishevel; to f. de hair. , ,