"fretten" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fretten [comparative], most fretten [superlative]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|freten}} Middle English freten, {{inh|en|ang|freten}} Old English freten, {{der|en|ang|fretan||to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into}} Old English fretan (“to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} fretten (comparative more fretten, superlative most fretten)
  1. (obsolete) Marked. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fretten-en-adj-rgqMsflS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 7 51 6 28 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 6 44 5 38 7

Verb

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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|freten}} Middle English freten, {{inh|en|ang|freten}} Old English freten, {{der|en|ang|fretan||to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into}} Old English fretan (“to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fretten
  1. alternative past participle of fret Tags: alternative, form-of, participle, past Form of: fret
    Sense id: en-fretten-en-verb-nzwvuab3
     
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