fretten

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fretten

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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.

adjective more fretten · most fretten

obsolete Marked. pock-fretten (“marked with the smallpox”)

verb

alternative, participle, past alternative past participle of fret

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@misc{fretten_2026,
  title = {fretten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fretten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}