English Explanatory Dictionary

freet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.
  2. A superstitious rite, observance, wont, or practice.
  3. A charm.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/fɹiːt/

Word forms

freet freets fret freit

Etymology

From Middle English frete (“superstition”), from Old Norse frétt (“news, intelligence, inquiry, inquiry about the future”), from Proto-Germanic *frihtiz (“news, report, message, question, prophecy”), related to Icelandic frétt (“news”), Icelandic frétta (“to review”), Danish and Norwegian fritte (“to question, interrogate”), English frain (“to question”). More at frain.

Derived words

freety
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