FREC
- adjective
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§425;
Desirous, greedy, gluttonous, audacious, bold; avĭdus, gŭlōsus, audax, temĕrārius
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Gífere vel frec
ambro [q.v. in Du Cange],
- Ælfc. Gl. 88 ;
- Som. 74, 83 ;
- Wrt. Voc. 50, 63.
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Frec
ambro,
- Wrt. Voc. 86, 50.
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Hí firenlusta frece ne wǽron
they were not desirous of luxuries,
- Bt. Met. Fox 8, 30 ;
- Met. 8, 15.
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Ðæt hie firendǽda tó frece wurdon
that they were too audacious in wicked deeds,
- Cd. 121 ;
- Th. 155, 30 ;
- Gen. 2580.
Etymology
Dut. vrec, m. a miser
: Ger. frech rash, impertinent
: M. H. Ger. vrëch
: O. H. Ger. frëh, frëch avārus, cupĭdus, arrŏgans
: Goth. friks in faihu-friks desirous for money, avaricious
: Dan. fräk
: Swed. fräck
: Icel. frekr greedy, voracious.
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Derived forms
Linked entries
v.
frettan freceo fric.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “FREC.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/12217.
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