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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1578
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Fruster, Frustir, v. Also: frustre, frustar. [Late ME. frustre (Caxton), F. frustrer, L. frustrārī.] a. tr. To frustrate; to bring to nought. b. intr. To come to nought.a. c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxi. 78.
Quhen flude and fyre sall … frely fruster feild and fure 1533 Bell. Livy I. 99/11.
To fruster the Sabyne bischop thareof he said [etc.] 1533 Ib. 305/16. 1534 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS. V. 117.
To frustre and delay his proces 1570 Satirical Poems xviii. 50.
Bot God … Will fruster all thair fulische interprysis a1578 Pitsc. II. 3/30.
Desyrand thair consall quhat was best … to frustar and stope him of his intentb. 1535 Stewart 1534.
Quhilk wald be caus. … The commoun weill to fruster and to faill
