fre

See also: fré and frè

Translingual

Symbol

fre

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for French.

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin frēnum. Compare Romanian frâu.

Noun

fre m (plural frerë)

  1. bridle
  2. constraint
  3. harness
  4. rein

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin frēnum (compare Occitan fren, French frein, Spanish freno).

Pronunciation

Noun

fre m (plural frens)

  1. brake
  2. (anatomy) frenulum
    Synonyms: tel de la llengua, fre de la llengua, fre lingual
  3. bit (part of a bridle)
    Synonym: mos

Derived terms

Further reading

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French frais.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁe/

Adjective

fre

  1. chilly
  2. chilled
  3. cold
  4. fresh

Antonyms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English frēo, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz. Some forms are from friġ, an alternate Old English form.

Pronunciation

  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /frøː/
  • IPA(key): /freː/, /friː/
  • Rhymes: -eː

Adjective

fre (plural and weak singular fre, comparative frerre, superlative freest)

  1. free, independent, unrestricted:
    1. Having the status of a freeman, not enslaved.
    2. Liberated from iniquity; redeemed.
    3. Free from a duty, tax, or obligation.
    4. Having free action or free will.
  2. unblocked, clear, useable
  3. charitable, polite, virtuous

Descendants

  • English: free
  • Scots: fre

References

Adverb

fre

  1. freely, lacking opposition
  2. With glee, enthusiastically

References

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English fre, freo, from Old English frēo (free), from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz (beloved, not in bondage), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (dear, beloved), from *preyH- (to love, to please).

Related to English friend. Cognate with West Frisian frij (free), Dutch vrij (free), Low German free (free), German frei (free), Friede (peace), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian fri (free), Sanskrit प्रिय (priyá).

Adjective

fre (comparative mair fre, superlative maist fre)

  1. free

Verb

fre (third-person singular simple present fres, present participle frein, simple past fret, past participle fret)

  1. to free

Swedish

Noun

fre

  1. Abbreviation of fredag (Friday).

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