freten

== Galician == === Verb === freten inflection of fretar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English fretan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną; equivalent to fret (“eating away”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Some senses are possibly influenced by an Old French *freiter. ==== Alternative forms ==== ffrete, frete, fretyn, vreten (early) freoten ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfrɛ̞ːtən/ ==== Verb ==== freten (third-person singular simple present freteth, present participle fretynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative frat, past participle freten) To consume, to devour, to eat (usually of animals). (figurative) To ruin; to devastate. To wear or abrade; to rub or chafe at: To gnaw or chomp; to attack with the teeth. To corrode; to eat or wear away. (figurative) To wear at; to annoy or injure. (rare, cooking) To force through a strainer. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== fret forfreten ===== Descendants ===== English: fret Scots: frete, freet ===== References ===== “frēten, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Old French frete, past participle of freter (“to decorate”). ==== Alternative forms ==== fret ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfrɛːtən/, /ˈfrɛtən/ ==== Verb ==== freten (third-person singular simple present freteth, present participle fretynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative frette, past participle fret) To decorate with precious adornments (often wire or gems) To supply, stock or load; to make full. (rare) To place as such a decoration. ===== Usage notes ===== This verb is usually found in the past participle, though other forms occasionally appear. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== fret ===== Descendants ===== English: fret ==== References ==== “frēten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “frēten, v.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Old French fretter, freter, from frette (“ring”). See fretter. ==== Alternative forms ==== fretten ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfrɛːtən/, /ˈfrɛtən/ ==== Verb ==== freten (third-person singular simple present freteth, present participle fretynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative frette, past participle fret) To bind or tie, especially with a loop ===== Usage notes ===== This verb is usually found in the past participle, though other forms occasionally appear. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== fret ===== Descendants ===== English: fret ==== References ==== “frēten, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfre.ten/ === Verb === freten singular present subjunctive of fretan == Spanish == === Verb === freten inflection of fretar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative