Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Dutch frisc, frisch, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *frisk. Doublet of frais.

Adjective

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frisque m or f (plural frisques)

  1. lively; vivacious
  2. alert; aware
  3. violent; bloody
  4. moral; good; right

Descendants

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  • French: frisque
  • Middle English: frisk

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