fraist
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 fraisten
- 源自 ←古诺尔斯语 freista “to try, tempt, make trial of”
- 源自 ←原始日耳曼语 *fraistōną “to try”
- 源自 ←原始印欧语 *per- “to try, risk”
词源说明
From Middle English fraisten, freisten, frasten, from Old Norse freista (“to try, tempt, make trial of”), from Proto-Germanic *fraistōną (“to try”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to try, risk”). Cognate with Icelandic freista (“to tempt”), Swedish fresta (“to try, tempt, tantalise”), Danish friste (“to try, tempt”), Old English frāsian (“to ask, inquire, tempt, try”). More at fraise.
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- (obsolete, ambitransitive, UK dialectal) To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
- (obsolete, transitive, UK dialectal) To learn by trial; experience.
- (transitive, obsolete) To seek to learn; ask; inquire.
- (transitive, obsolete) To seek; be eager for; desire.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To go forth on an expedition; sally