Frist
pronunciation
How to pronounce Frist in British English:
UK [frɪst]
How to pronounce Frist in American English:
US [frɪst]
Word Origin
- frist (n.)
- "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).
Example
- 1. When the article arrived , the editor read the frist sentence and then refused to publish it .