vreten

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to eat savagely or greedily

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *fretan inherited from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną (eat up, consume, devour).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fraetaną

Gloss

eat up, consume, devour

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

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