fretten

The story

1. Old English · derived fromfretan“to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into”
2. Old English · inherited fromfreten
3. Middle English · inherited fromfreten
4. English todayfretten

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.

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