was wotd|2007|October|2
English

Etymology
From D. term|vrolijk||cheerful, or from G. term|fröhlich||blitheful, gaily, happy, merry, term|frohlocken||to rejoice, to exult.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�fɹ�lɪk/, SAMPA|/"frQlIk/
a|US IPA|/�fɹ��lɪk/, SAMPA|/"frA:lIk/
audio|en-us-frolic.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�lɪk

Noun
en-noun

1. gaiety|Gaiety; merriment.

#* 1832-1888, Louisa May Alcott
#*: ...filled the souls of old and young with visions of splendor, frolic and fun.

1. A playful antic.

Translations
trans-top|gaiety; merriment
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trans-top|playful antic
Finnish: temmellys, kisailu
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German: Scherz m
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ttbc|Japanese: �祭�����������, omatsuri sawagi�
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Verb
en-verb|frolick|ing

1. intransitive To romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
2. context|transitive|archaic To cause to be merry.

Translations
trans-top|behave playfully and uninhibitedly
Finnish: peuhata, temmeltää, kisailla
German: scherzen
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Japanese: 浮�����������, ukare sawagu�
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Related terms
frolicsome

Category:Dutch derivations

es:frolic
fr:frolic
io:frolic
it:frolic
hu:frolic
te:frolic
vi:frolic
zh:frolic

• 2007-12-28 10:17 - VolkovBot - robot Adding: [[es:frolic]]

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