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Translingual
Symbol
fre
- (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)
- bridle
- constraint
- harness
- rein
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin frēnum (compare Occitan fren, French frein, Spanish freno).
Pronunciation
Noun
fre m (plural frens)
- brake
- (anatomy) frenulum
- Synonyms: tel de la llengua, fre de la llengua, fre lingual
- bit (part of a bridle)
- Synonym: mos
Derived terms
Further reading
Franco-Provençal
Pronunciation
Noun
fre (Fribourgeois)
- Alternative form of fromâjo (“cheese”)
References
- fromage in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French frais.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fre
- chilly
- chilled
- cold
- fresh
Antonyms
Middle English
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
Adjective
fre (plural and weak singular fre, comparative frerre, superlative freest)
- free, independent, unrestricted:
- Having the status of a freeman, not enslaved.
- Liberated from iniquity; redeemed.
c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Joon 8:32, page 38v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:/ and ȝe ſchulen knowe þe treuþe .· ⁊ þe treuþe ſchal make ȝou fre- And you'll know the truth, and the truth will make you free.
- Free from a duty, tax, or obligation.
- Having free action or free will.
- unblocked, clear, useable
- charitable, polite, virtuous
Antonyms
Descendants
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Adverb
fre
- freely, lacking opposition
- With glee, enthusiastically
References
Scots
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)
- free
Verb
fre (third-person singular simple present fres, present participle frein, simple past fret, past participle fret)
- to free
Swedish
Noun
fre
- Abbreviation of fredag (“Friday”).
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