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Frist

Frist \Frist\ (fr[i^]st), v. t. [OE. fristen, firsten, to lend, give respite, postpone, AS. firstan to give respite to; akin to first time, G. frist, Icel. frest delay.] To sell upon credit, as goods. [R.]
--Crabb.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
frist

"a certain space of time," Old English frist, first "space of time, period; respite, truce" (compare Old Frisian first, Old High German frist, Old Norse frest). Archaic from 16c. As a verb, "delay," from early 13c. (perhaps in Old English but unattested).

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frist

Etymology 1 n. 1 (context obsolete English) A certain space or period of time; respite. 2 (context UK dialectal English) A delay; respite. 3 (context UK dialectal English) credit; trust. Etymology 2

vb. 1 (context transitive UK dialectal English) To sell (goods) on trust or credit. 2 (context UK dialectal English) To grant respite. 3 (context UK dialectal English) To give a debtor credit or time for payment. 4 (context ambitransitive UK dialectal English) To defer; postpone.

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Frist

Frist is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Bill Frist (born 1952), American physician, businessman, and politician
  • Patricia C. Frist, American businesswoman and philanthropist.
  • Thomas F. Frist, Jr. (born c. 1939), American businessman
  • Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (1910–1998), American businessman
  • Thomas F. Frist, III, American businessman.
  • William R. Frist, American businessman.

Usage examples of "frist".

By supporting the Brownback bill, which would not only ban therapeutic cloning but criminalize it, many disease advocates, myself included, felt that Senator Frist was making the wrong decision both as a doctor and as a senator.

Daß es viel zu viele sind in der kurzen Frist, darüber sind wir uns einig.