UrsprungFrom Old Norse frest, from Proto-Germanic *frestą.
- common-gendera period (extended from its original length) within which something must be done, (roughly) a deadline
“Egentligen skulle det varit klart 1 mars, men de har fått en frist till 1 april” — In reality, it should have been done by March 1, but the deadline has been been extended to April 1 ("they've been given an (extended) period until April 1 to do it")
“Det måste slutföras inom fristen” — It must completed within the frist
Formerfrist(indefinite, nominative, singular) · frists(genitive, indefinite, singular) · fristen(definite, nominative, singular) · fristens(definite, genitive, singular) · frister(indefinite, nominative, plural) · fristers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · fristerna(definite, nominative, plural) · fristernas(definite, genitive, plural)