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friskals

friskals noun: leapings; capers.

Noun

friskals pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) Leapings; capers.
    • Lay but the raynes on her necke, to take too and seeke not to hold her in, there is no ho with her; then much liberty shall you see what friskals shee will fetch, leape, fling, and flie out, that no ground shall hold her.1622, The Life of Guzman de Alfarache
    • Ixion […] turn'd dancer, does nothing but cut capreols, fetch friskals, and leads lavaltoes1631, Ben Jonson, Chloridia

Forms of friskals

alternative formfriscals
alternative formfriskles

Origin of friskals

Apparently the plural of *friskal (“a playful leap or jump”), from frisk (“brisk and lively movement”) + -al. Compare frisco.

Questions about friskals

What does friskals mean?
Friskals means leapings; capers.
What part of speech is friskals?
Friskals is a noun.

Words near friskals in the dictionary

  1. Frisina
  2. Frisinas
  3. frisk
  4. frisk someone's cly
  5. friska
  6. friskals
  7. friskas
  8. Friske
  9. frisked
  10. frisked someone's cly
  11. friskee

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