Word: 'frisk' • Extended Annotations

frisk

Extended Annotations

Ancestral Lore of frisk

1510s, "to dance, frolic"

mid-15^th century, Middle English adjective frisk "lively"
from Old French adjective frisque "lively, brisk; fresh, new; merry, animated"

frisk as a noun evolved shortly after the verb, meaning "a frolic, gambol"

frisk verb

intransitive
of living beings: to move briskly and sportively; to dance, frolic, gambol, jig (OED)
transitive
to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets (Merriam-Webster)
intransitive
to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way; gambol (Merriam-Webster)
transitive
to use your hands to search someone’s clothes and body for hidden objects or weapons (Cambridge)
intransitive
to move around in a happy, energetic way (Cambridge)

frisk noun

transferred and figurative
a brisk sportive movement; a frolic; also, a freak, whim (OED)

Specific examples and quotes of frisk

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~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense

Transitive verb:
a verb that has an object

Intransitive verb:
a verb that has no object