freelage

The story

1. Old English · derived from*frēolǣċan“to give freely, offer generously”
2. Middle English · derived from*freolachen
3. Middle English · inherited from*freolache
4. English todayfreelage

From earlier frelage, probably from Middle English *freolache, *freleche, deverbal of Middle English *freolachen, *frelechen (“to be liberal, be generous”) (compare Middle English freolac, freolaic, vreoleic, freolec (“liberality, generosity”)), from Old English *frēolǣċan (“to give freely, offer generously”); equivalent to free + Middle English -leche, related to English -lock. Related to Old English frēolāc (“free-will offering, oblation”). Compare knowledge.