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fretten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fret-ten
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked.

Obsolete

verb

alternative past participle of fret

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: freten, fretan

Usage

Inflected Forms

more fretten (comparative) most fretten (superlative)

Questions

What does fretten mean?
Marked.
Where does fretten come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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