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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French frein, from Latin frēnum n. Cognate with Portuguese freio and Spanish freno.
Cf. the borrowed freiner.
Pronunciation
Noun
frein m (plural freins)
- (chiefly obsolete) bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)
- Synonym: mors
- brake (of a vehicle, etc.)
- (figuratively) restraint, reserve
- (anatomy) frenulum
- Synonym: filet
- frein de la langue ― frenulum linguae
- frein du prépuce ― frenulum preputii penis
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Further reading
Old French
Noun
frein oblique singular, m (oblique plural freinz, nominative singular freinz, nominative plural frein)
- bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)
Descendants