frekr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frekaz, whence also Old English frec, Old High German freh, Middle High German vrech, German frech.

Also the root for the wolf Freki of Norse Mythology.

Adjective

frekr

  1. brazen; shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious
  2. enterprising, cheeky; brazen, bold; sneaky
  3. greedy; covetous, desirous
  4. having a voracious appetite, insatiable, greedy

Declension

    Strong declension of frekr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frekr frek frekt
accusative frekan freka frekt
dative frekum frekri freku
genitive freks frekrar freks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frekir frekar frek
accusative freka frekar frek
dative frekum frekum frekum
genitive frekra frekra frekra
    Weak declension of frekr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative freki freka freka
accusative freka freku freka
dative freka freku freka
genitive freka freku freka
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative freku freku freku
accusative freku freku freku
dative frekum frekum frekum
genitive freku freku freku
    Declension of comparative of frekr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frekari frekari frekara
accusative frekara frekari frekara
dative frekara frekari frekara
genitive frekara frekari frekara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frekari frekari frekari
accusative frekari frekari frekari
dative frekurum frekurum frekurum
genitive frekari frekari frekari
    Strong declension of superlative of frekr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frekastr frekust frekast
accusative frekastan frekasta frekast
dative frekustum frekastri frekustu
genitive frekasts frekastrar frekasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frekastir frekastar frekust
accusative frekasta frekastar frekust
dative frekustum frekustum frekustum
genitive frekastra frekastra frekastra
    Weak declension of superlative of frekr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frekasti frekasta frekasta
accusative frekasta frekustu frekasta
dative frekasta frekustu frekasta
genitive frekasta frekustu frekasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frekustu frekustu frekustu
accusative frekustu frekustu frekustu
dative frekustum frekustum frekustum
genitive frekustu frekustu frekustu

Descendants

  • Danish: fræk
  • Icelandic: frekur
  • Norwegian: frek
  • Swedish: fräck, fräk (latter dialectal)

References

  • “frekr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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