Etymology

freckled

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Today it means: Having freckles; covered with freckles. Full definition →

Middle English frekled
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromfrekled
  2. English todayfreckled

Inherited from Middle English frekled; equivalent to freckle + -ed.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.