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(frl"k), a.[D. vroolijk; akin to G. frlich, fr. froh, OHG. fr, Dan. fro, OS. frh, cf. Icel. frr swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring up.] Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry. The frolic wind that breathes the spring. Milton. The gay, the frolic, and the loud. Waller. Frol"ic n. 1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth. He would be at his frolic once again. Roscommon. 2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking. Frol"ic v. i.[imp. & p. p.Frolicked (); p. pr. & vb. n.Frolicking.] To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport. Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. Tennyson. スポンサード リンク
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