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frist (iou)



frist noun & verb. arch.
[Old English first, frist = Old Frisian ferst, first, Old Saxon, Old High German frist (German Frist), Old Norse frest.]
A. noun.
A period of time; a certain time. OE-ME.
A delay, a respite. Formerly also, a truce. ME.
B. verb.
verb trans. & intrans. Grant respite to (a person); delay or postpone (a thing). ME-M17.
verb trans. Lend (money etc.) on credit; give (a debtor) time for payment. LME-E19.