fraist

/F R AA1 IH1 S T/
verb
  1. 1

    (obsolete, ambitransitive, UK dialectal) To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).

  2. 2

    (obsolete, transitive, UK dialectal) To learn by trial; experience.

  3. 3

    (transitive, obsolete) To seek to learn; ask; inquire.

  4. 4

    (transitive, obsolete) To seek; be eager for; desire.

  5. 5

    (intransitive, obsolete) To go forth on an expedition; sally forth.