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freista

freista

Faroese

Verb

freista (third person singular past indicative freistaði, third person plural past indicative freistað, supine freistað)

  1. to tempt

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • tøla, lokka

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfreista/
  • Rhymes: -eista

Verb

freista (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative freistaði, supine freistað)

  1. (transitive, governs the genitive) to attempt, to try syn.
    Allir krakkarnir freistuðu þess að hoppa yfir ána.
    All the kids attempted to jump over the river.
  2. (transitive, governs the genitive) to tempt syn.
    Ekki freista mín með súkkulaði!
    Don't tempt me with chocolate!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • freista gæfunnar (to try one's luck)
  • freista með (to tempt with something)
  • freistari
  • freisting
  • freistni
  • freistun

Synonyms