adj
Meaning 1
Marked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- pock-fretten (“marked with the smallpox”)
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fretten
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verb
Meaning 2
alternative past participle of fret
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alternative, form-of, participle, past
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Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
From Middle English freten, from Old English freten, ġefreten (“eaten”), past participle of Old English fretan (“to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into”). More at fret.