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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishfrisk(“lively, frisky”), fromMiddle Frenchfrisque(“lively, jolly, blithe, fine, spruce, gay”), ofGermanic origin, perhaps fromMiddle Dutchfrisc(“fresh”) orOld High Germanfrisc(“fresh”), ultimately fromProto-Germanic*friskaz(“fresh”). Cognate withIcelandicfrískur(“frisky, fresh”).Doublet offresco andfresh. More atfresh.

Alternative etymology derivesfrisk from an alteration (due toOld Frenchfresche(“fresh”)) ofOld Frenchfricque,frique(“smart, strong, playful, bright”), fromGothic*𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃(*friks,“greedy, hungry”), fromProto-Germanic*frekaz,*frakaz(“greedy, active”), fromProto-Indo-European*preg-(“greedy, fierce”). Cognate withMiddle Dutchvrec(“greedy, avaricious”),Germanfrech(“insolent”),Old Englishfrec(“greedy, eager, bold, daring, dangerous”). More atfreak.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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frisk

  1. (archaic)Lively;brisk.
    Synonyms:frolicsome,frisky
    • c.1600,John Ayliffe,Satires:
      Her hands must hide her mouth if she but smile; Fain would she seem allfrisk and frolic still

Derived terms

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Translations

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lively; brisk; frolicsome

Noun

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frisk (pluralfrisks)

  1. A littleplayfulskip orleap; abrisk andlively movement.
    Synonyms:gambol,frolic
  2. The act offrisking, of searching for something by feeling someone's body.
    Synonyms:frisking,patdown
    The customs officer gave me afrisk after I went through the metal detector.

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Verb

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frisk (third-person singular simple presentfrisks,present participlefrisking,simple past and past participlefrisked)

  1. (intransitive) Tofrolic,gambol,skip,dance,leap.
  2. (transitive) Tosearch (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.
    The policefrisked the suspiciously-acting individual and found a knife as well as a bag of marijuana.
  3. (transitive) To search (a place).
    Furniture was tipped over and drawers pulled out. Someone had obviouslyfrisked the joint before we arrived.

Usage notes

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  • The termfrisk is slightly less formal thansearch.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Related terms

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Translations

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to frolic
to search somebody by feeling their clothes

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromMiddle Low Germanvrisch,versch, fromProto-Germanic*friskaz, cognate withEnglishfresh,Germanfrisch,Dutchvers.Doublet offersk.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /frɛsk/,[ˈfʁæsɡ̊]

Adjective

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frisk (neuterfriskorfriskt,plural and definite singular attributivefriske,comparativeere,superlative (predicative)friskest,superlative (attributive)friskeste)

  1. fresh
  2. cheerful,lively
  3. fit,sprightly

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromSicilianfriscu.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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frisk (feminine singularfriska,pluralfriski)

  1. fresh;cool
    Minbarra l-ħalib, l-aħjar xarba għall-ulied huwa l-ilmafrisk.
    Apart from milk, the best drink for children isfresh water.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromMiddle Low Germanvrisch, fromOld Saxon*frisk, fromProto-Germanic*friskaz, fromProto-Indo-European*preysk-.

Adjective

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frisk (neuter singularfriskt,definite singular and pluralfriske,comparativefriskere,indefinite superlativefriskest,definite superlativefriskeste)

  1. fresh
  2. keen(e.g. a keen wind)
  3. well,healthy
  4. refreshing
  5. cheerful(e.g. colours)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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frisk

  1. imperative offriske

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromMiddle Low Germanvrisch, fromOld Saxon*frisk,*fersk, fromProto-Germanic*friskaz, fromProto-Indo-European*preysk-. Akin toEnglishfresh.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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frisk (neuter singularfriskt,definite singular and pluralfriske,comparativefriskare,indefinite superlativefriskast,definite superlativefriskaste)

  1. fresh
  2. keen(e.g. a keen wind)
  3. well,healthy
  4. refreshing
  5. cheerful(e.g. colours)

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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FromOld Frisianfersk, fromProto-Germanic*friskaz. More atfresh.

Adjective

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frisk

  1. fresh

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Swedishfrisker, fromMiddle Low Germanvrisch, fromOld Saxon*frisk, fromProto-West Germanic*frisk, fromProto-Germanic*friskaz, fromProto-Indo-European*preysk-.Doublet offresk,fräsch, andfärsk.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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frisk (comparativefriskare,superlativefriskast)

  1. healthy; notsick
  2. fresh;refreshing
    friska luften
    (the) fresh air
Declension
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Inflection offrisk
Indefinitepositivecomparativesuperlative1
common singularfriskfriskarefriskast
neuter singularfrisktfriskarefriskast
pluralfriskafriskarefriskast
masculine plural2friskefriskarefriskast
Definitepositivecomparativesuperlative
masculine singular3friskefriskarefriskaste
allfriskafriskarefriskaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Adjective

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frisk

  1. Obsolete form offrisisk(“Frisian”).
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