FREISTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FREISTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FREISTA

að, [Ulf. frajsan = πειράζειν, A. S. frasjan, Hel. and O. H. G. fresan, old Frank. frasan,—all of them without t; Dan. friste; Swed. fresta]:—to try, with gen.; freista má ek þess, Eg. 606; freista sín, to try one’s prowess, Edda 31; freista sunds, Ld. 166; hafa ymiss við freistað, Ó. H. 34; freista þessar íþróttar, Edda 31; freista þessa, id.:—with um or inf., freista um fleiri leiki, 32; at hann mun f. at renna skeið, 31:—absol., bað þá f. ef …, Eg. 174, 279; freista hvé þat hlýddi, to try how, Íb. 7; freista at vér fáim drepit þá, Fms. i. 9.

2 FREISTA

β. to tempt, make trial of, with gen., which sense occurs in Vsp. 22; freistum þeirra, Fms. vii. 193; ef hans f. fírar, Hm. 25:—esp. in the religious sense, to tempt, Rb. 82, Symb. 31, Stj. 145 passim, N. T., Pass., Vídal.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
absol
absolute, absolutely.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.
ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Frank.
Frankish.
gen.
genitive.
Hel.
Heliand.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
p.
page.
S.
South, Southern.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
ζ
uncertain or wrong reading.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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