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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FROLICKadjective
Gay; full of levity; full of pranks.
Etymology: vrolijck, Dutch.
We fairies, that do run
By the triple Hecate’s team,
From the presence of the sun,
Following darkness like a dream,
Now are frolick. William Shakespeare, Midsum. Night’s Dream.Whether, as some sages sing,
The frolick wind that breathes the Spring,
Zephyr with Aurora playing,
As he met her once a Maying;
There on beds of violets blue,
And fresh-blown roses wash’d in dew,
Fill’d her with thee a daughter fair,
So buxom, blithe, and debonnair. John Milton.Who ripe, and frolick of his full-grown age,
Roving the Celtick and Iberian fields,
At last betakes him to this ominous wood. John Milton.The gay, the frolick, and the loud. Edmund Waller.
Frolicknoun
A wild prank; a flight of whim and levity.
Etymology: from the adjective.
He would be at his frolick once again,
And his pretensions to divinity. Wentworth Dillon.Alcibiades, having been formerly noted for the like frolicks and excursions, was immediately accused of this. Jonathan Swift.
While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o’er
Her frolicks, and pursues her tail no more. Jonathan Swift.To Frolickverb
To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity and gaiety.
Etymology: from the noun.
Then to her new love let her go,
And deck her in golden array;
Be finest at ev’ry fine show,
And frolick it all the long day. Nicholas Rowe.
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Frolick
Frolick is a surname.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of frolick in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of frolick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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