fretten
English
adj
Definitions
- (obsolete) Marked.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English freten inherited from Old English freten (eaten), fretan (devour, break, eat up, burst, consume, fret, eat into).
Origin
Old English
fretan
Gloss
devour, break, eat up, burst, consume, fret, eat into
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *fraetanÄ… Proto-Germanic
- etan Old English
- fretan Old English
- freten Old English
- moþfreten Old English
- freten Middle English
- frēten Middle English