German

Noun

Frist f ‎(genitive Frist, plural Fristen)

1. term, period (time limit)

Declension

Derived terms

English

Noun

frist ‎(plural frists)

1. (obsolete) A certain space or period of time; respite.
2. (Britain dialectal) A delay; respite.
3. (Britain dialectal) Credit; trust.

Etymology 2

From Middle English *fristen, frysten, fresten, firsten, from Old English *fyrstan ‎(“to defer, delay, put off”), from fyrst, fierst, first ‎(“period, space of time, time, respite, truce”). See Etymology 1. Cognate with Low German versten, German fristen ‎(“to eke out”), Danish friste ‎(“to sustain, support, experience, tempt”), Icelandic fresta ‎(“to delay”).

Verb

frist ‎(third-person singular simple present frists, present participle fristing, simple past and past participle fristed)

1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To sell (goods) on trust or credit.

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2. (Britain dialectal) To grant respite.
3. (Britain dialectal) To give a debtor credit or time for payment.
4. (transitive, intransitive, Britain dialectal) To defer; postpone.

Derived terms

• fristing

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

frist

1. Superlative form of fris