freet

English

/fɹiːt/

noun

Definitions

A superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.
A superstitious rite, observance, wont, or practise.
A charm.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English frete (superstition) derived from Old Norse frétt (inquiry, inquiry about the future, intelligence, news) derived from Proto-Germanic *frihtiz (report, question, prophecy, message, news).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*frihtiz

Gloss

report, question, prophecy, message, news

Concept

Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

信

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

frain English
freety English
*frihtiz Proto-Germanic
freht Old English
frainen Middle English
frete Middle English
frétt Old Norse
frétt Icelandic
fréttablað Icelandic
fréttastofa Icelandic
frøtt Norn

frain
freety