forfret

English

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To devour; eat up; eat into; gnaw; corrode.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English forfreten prefix from English fret (trellis, lattice, decorate with an interlacing pattern, worry).

Origin

English

fret

Gloss

trellis, lattice, decorate with an interlacing pattern, worry

Concept

Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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Cognates and derived terms

fret English
fretboard English
fretful English
fretless English
fretman English
fretsaw English
fretsome English
fretter English
frettest English
fretteth English
fretty English
fretwork English
overfret English
refret English
unfret English
forfreten Middle English
frēten Middle English