No. 991 in Icelandic
fresta
To postpone or delay.
In a sentence
Við þurfum að fresta fundinum vegna veðurs.
We need to postpone the meeting due to the weather.
'Fresta' means 'to postpone or delay'. In this context, it is used to indicate the postponement of a meeting.
Getur þú frestað skuldbindingum þínum til morguns?
Can you delay your commitments until tomorrow?
Here, 'fresta' is used to inquire about delaying one's obligations.
Leikurinn var frestaður vegna tæknilegra vandamála.
The game was postponed due to technical issues.
'Fresta' is in the past participle form 'var frestaður', meaning 'was postponed', referring to an event delay.
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