frist /fɹɪst/noun 3verb 2forms 3 noun3 •(dialect, UK) Time allotted for repayment; a term (in which a debt is to be repaid); a delay; respite; suspension.His was a short frist (He had a short life). •(dialect, UK) Credit; trust.Sald tham to fryst to a man of the Hag, […] Sold them to frist to a man of The Hague, […] — 1503 •(no longer used) A certain space or period of time; respite. verb2 •(dialect, UK) To grant respite; especially, to give a debtor credit or time for payment. •(dialect, UK) To defer; postpone.Now, in the strength of Jesus, dispatch your business; that debt is not forgiven, but fristed: death hath not bidden you farewel, but hath only left you for a short season. — 1765 formsfristed · fristing · frists
