English Explanatory Dictionary

freke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brave man, a warrior, a man-at-arms.
  2. A man; a human being; a person.
  3. A creature such as a giant, demon, angel.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of freak.

Word forms

freke frekes freken freak

Etymology

From Middle English freke (“a bold man, warrior, man, creature”), from Old English freca (“a bold man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *frekô (“an active or eagre man, warrior, wolf”), from *frekaz (“active, bold, desirous, greedy”), from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast”). Akin with Old Norse freki (“greedy or avaricious one, a wolf”), Old High German freh (“eager”), Old English frēcne (“dangerous, daring, courageous, bold”).

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