fretten

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adjective

Marked.

“pock-fretten (“marked with the smallpox”)”

OriginMiddle English freten ← Old English freten →
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Meanings

adjectivefretten (comparative more fretten, superlative most fretten)

comparative more fretten · superlative most fretten

  1. obsoleteMarked.

    pock-fretten (“marked with the smallpox”)

verb
  1. alternativeparticiplepastalternative past participle of fret

Origin

  1. Old Englishfretan“to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into”
  2. Old Englishfreten
  3. Middle Englishfreten
  4. Englishfretten

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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APA

fretten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretten

MLA

“fretten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fretten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretten.

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