fraist
(obsolete, transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To learn by trial; experience.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete, transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To learn by trial; experience.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(transitive, obsolete) To seek to learn; ask; inquire.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete, ambitransitive, UK, _, dialectal) To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
Origin: From , freisten, frasten, from , from , from . Cognate with , , , . More at fraise. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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