frisk
English
Etymology
From Middle English frisk (“lively, frisky”), from Old French frisque (“lively, jolly, blithe, fine, spruce, gay”), of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gem" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. origin, perhaps from Middle Dutch frisc (“fresh”) or Old High German frisc (“fresh”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *friskaz (“fresh”). Cognate with Icelandic frískur (“frisky, fresh”). More at fresh.
Alternative etymology derives frisk from an alteration (due to Old French fresche (“fresh”)) of Old French fricque, frique (“smart, strong, playful, bright”), from Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (friks, “greedy, hungry”), from Proto-Germanic *frekaz, *frakaz (“greedy, active”), from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“greedy, fierce”). Cognate with Middle Dutch vrec (“greedy, avaricious”), German frech (“insolent”), Old English frec (“greedy, eager, bold, daring, dangerous”). More at freak.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frisk
- (archaic) Lively; brisk
- Synonyms: frolicsome, frisky
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)
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Noun
frisk (plural frisks)
Verb
frisk (third-person singular simple present frisks, present participle frisking, simple past and past participle frisked)
- To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.
- To search somebody by feeling his or her body and clothing.
- The police frisked the suspiciously-acting individual and found a knife as well as a bag of marijuana.
Usage notes
- The term frisk is slightly less formal than search.
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-.
Adjective
frisk (neuter frisk or friskt, plural and definite singular attributive friske)
Related terms
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian friscu, from Late Latin friscus, from Frankish *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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- fresh; cool
- Minbarra l-ħalib, l-aħjar xarba għall-ulied huwa l-ilma frisk.
- Apart from milk, the best drink for children is fresh water.
- Minbarra l-ħalib, l-aħjar xarba għall-ulied huwa l-ilma frisk.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-.
Adjective
frisk (neuter singular friskt, definite singular and plural friske, comparative friskere, indefinite superlative friskest, definite superlative friskeste)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
frisk
References
- “frisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, *fersk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-. Akin to English fresh.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frisk (neuter singular friskt, definite singular and plural friske, comparative friskare, indefinite superlative friskast, definite superlative friskaste)
References
- “frisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Frisian fersk, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *friskaz. More at fresh.
Adjective
frisk
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish frisker, from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frisk (comparative friskare, superlative friskast)
- healthy
- fresh; refreshing
- friska luften
- (the) fresh air
- friska luften
Declension
Inflection of frisk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | frisk | friskare | friskast |
Neuter singular | friskt | friskare | friskast |
Plural | friska | friskare | friskast |
Masculine plural3 | friske | friskare | friskast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | friske | friskare | friskaste |
All | friska | friskare | friskaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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