Wiktionary
fraist
n. (context obsolete English) A test; test of strength or will power; an attack vb. 1 (context ambitransitive UK dialectal English) To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of). 2 (context transitive UK dialectal English) To learn by trial; experience. 3 (context transitive obsolete English) To seek to learn; ask; inquire. 4 (context transitive obsolete English) To seek; be eager for; desire. 5 (context intransitive obsolete English) To go forth on an expedition; sally forth.