An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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FRACTIOUS, _adj._ Peevish, fretful, S.
Lat. _fractus_.
FRAGALENT, _adj._ Advantageous, Ang.
_To_ FRAY, _v. n._ To be afraid.
_Baillie._
~Fray~, _s._ Fear.
Fr. _effray_.
_Baillie._
FRAYDANT, _adj._ Ill-humoured.
_Maitland P._
A. S. _freoth-an_, to fret, to chafe.
FRAYING, _s._ Friction.
_Barbour._
Fr. _fray-er_, to rub.
FRAYIT, _part. pa._ Afraid.
V. ~Fray~.
_To_ FRAIK, _v. n._ To flatter, Ang.
_A. Douglas._
~Fraik, Fraiken~, _s._
1. Flattery, S.
2. Fond discourse, having the appearance of flattery, Fife.
_A. Douglas._
FRAIL, _s._ Expl. _flail_.
_J. Nicol._
_To_ FRAIS, _v. n._ To crash.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _fraes-a_, stridere.
FRAISE, _s._ A cajoling discourse, S.
FRAISE, _s._ The pluck of a calf, S.
Teut. _frase_, Fr. _fraise_, id.
_To_ FRAIST, FRASTYN, FREST, FRESTIN, _v. a._ To try, to prove.
_Gawan and Gol._
Su. G. _frest-a_, Isl. _freist-a_, id.
_To_ FRAME, _v. n._ To succeed.
_Wodrow._
A. S. _frem-ian_, prodesse.
FRANCHIS, _s._ Sanctuary.
_Douglas._
Fr. _franchise_.
_To_ FRANE, FRAYN, _v. a._ To inquire.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _fraegn-ian_, Isl. _fregn-a_, interrogare.
