freten
Galician
Verb
freten
- inflection of fretar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English fretan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną; equivalent to fret (“eating away”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Some senses are possibly influenced by an Old French *freiter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɛːtən/
Verb
freten (third-person singular simple present freteth, present participle fretynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative frat, past participle freten)
- To consume, to devour, to eat (usually of animals).
- 1370–1390, William Langland, “Passus. xviii. de visione”, in Piers Plowman:
- At the bigynnyng God gaf the doom hymselve-- / That Adam and Eve and alle that hem suwede / Sholden deye downrighte, and dwelle in peyne after / If that thei touchede a tree and of the fruyt eten. / Adam afterward, ayeins his defence, / Freet of that fruyt, and forsook, as it were, / The love of Oure Lord and his loore bothe […]
- At the beginning God gave the judgment himself / That Adam and Eve and all them that ensued, / Should die down right and dwell in pain after, / If that they touched a tree and the fruit ate, / Adam afterward against his warning / Ate of that fruit, and forsook, as it were, / The love of our Lord and his lore both, […]
- (figurative) To ruin; to devastate.
- To wear or abrade; to rub or chafe at:
- (rare, cooking) To force through a strainer.
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) freten, frete | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | frete | frat, fret, frette, freted | |
2nd-person singular | fretest | frete, frat, fret, frettest, fretedest | |
3rd-person singular | freteth, fret | frat, fret, frette, freted | |
subjunctive singular | frete | frete1, frette1, freted1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | freten, frete | freten, frete, fretten, frette, freteden, fretede | |
imperative plural | freteth, frete | — | |
participles | fretynge, fretende | (y)freten, (y)frete, (y)fret, (y)freted |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “frēten, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French frete, past participle of freter (“to decorate”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɛːtən/, /ˈfrɛtən/
Verb
freten (third-person singular simple present freteth, present participle fretynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative frette, past participle fret)
Usage notes
This verb is usually found in the past participle, though other forms occasionally appear.
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) {{{head}}} | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | {{{1}}}e | {{{2}}}te, {{{2}}}ed | |
2nd-person singular | {{{1}}}est | {{{2}}}test, {{{2}}}edest | |
3rd-person singular | {{{1}}}eth | {{{2}}}te, {{{2}}}ed | |
subjunctive singular | {{{1}}}e | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | {{{1}}}en, {{{1}}}e | {{{2}}}ten, {{{2}}}te, {{{2}}}eden, {{{2}}}ede | |
imperative plural | {{{1}}}eth, {{{1}}}e | — | |
participles | {{{1}}}ynge, {{{1}}}ende | {{{2}}}t, {{{2}}}ed, y{{{2}}}t, y{{{2}}}ed |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: fret
References
- “frēten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “frēten, v.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Old French fretter, freter, from frette (“ring”). See fretter.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɛːtən/, /ˈfrɛtən/
Verb
freten (third-person singular simple present freteth, present participle fretynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative frette, past participle fret)
Usage notes
This verb is usually found in the past participle, though other forms occasionally appear.
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) {{{head}}} | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | {{{1}}}e | {{{2}}}te, {{{2}}}ed | |
2nd-person singular | {{{1}}}est | {{{2}}}test, {{{2}}}edest | |
3rd-person singular | {{{1}}}eth | {{{2}}}te, {{{2}}}ed | |
subjunctive singular | {{{1}}}e | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | {{{1}}}en, {{{1}}}e | {{{2}}}ten, {{{2}}}te, {{{2}}}eden, {{{2}}}ede | |
imperative plural | {{{1}}}eth, {{{1}}}e | — | |
participles | {{{1}}}ynge, {{{1}}}ende | {{{2}}}t, {{{2}}}ed, y{{{2}}}t, y{{{2}}}ed |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: fret
References
- “frēten, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Spanish
Verb
freten
- inflection of fretar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative