Freista

Old Norse Dictionary - freista

Meaning of Old Norse word "freista" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

freista Old Norse word can mean:

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.

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.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Frank.: Frankish.

gen.: genitive.

Hel.: Heliand.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

N. T.: New Testament.

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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