frisk

Etymology

From Middle English frisk, from Old French frisque (“lively, jolly, blithe, fine, spruce, gay”), of Germanic 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

• IPA^(key): /fɹɪsk/
• Rhymes: -ɪsk

Adjective

frisk

1. (archaic) Lively; brisk

   Synonyms: frolicsome, frisky

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Noun

frisk (plural frisks)

1. A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.

Verb

frisk (third-person singular simple present frisks, present participle frisking, simple past and past participle frisked)

1. To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.
2. 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.

Anagrams

• firks

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)

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian friscu, from Late Latin friscus, from Frankish *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɪsk/

Adjective

frisk (feminine singular friska, plural friski)

1. 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.

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-.

Etymology 2

References

• “frisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• IPA^(key): /frɪsk/

Adjective

frisk (neuter singular friskt, definite singular and plural friske, comparative friskare, indefinite superlative friskast, definite superlative friskaste)

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

References

• “frisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Frisian fersk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. More at fresh.

Adjective

frisk

1. fresh

Etymology

From Old Swedish frisker, from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪsk

Adjective

frisk (comparative friskare, superlative friskast)

1. healthy
2. fresh; refreshing

   friska luften

   (the) fresh air