fretan

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Galician

Verb

fretan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of fretar

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, corresponding to for- +‎ etan. Cognate with Old Saxon fretan (Middle Low German vreten), Old High German frezzan (German fressen), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fraitan).

Pronunciation

Verb

fretan

  1. to devour
  2. to break, burst

Conjugation

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fraetan.

Verb

fretan

  1. to devour, eat greatly

Conjugation

Descendants

Spanish

Verb

fretan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of fretar