fretten

English

Etymology

From Middle English freten, from Old English freten, ġefreten (“eaten”), past participle of Old English fretan (“to devour, eat up, consume, break, eat into”). More at fret.

Adjective

fretten (comparative more fretten, superlative most fretten)

1. (obsolete) Marked.

   pock-fretten (“marked with the smallpox”)

Verb

fretten

1. Alternative past participle of fret

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Dutch

Etymology 1

Doublette with vreten (“to eat”), from Old Dutch *fretan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną. Corresponds to ver- +‎ eten. Possibly influenced by German fressen.

Noun

fretten

1. (informal) to eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of fretten (weak)

infinitive	fretten
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	fret	frette
2nd person singular	fret	frette
3rd person singular	fret	frette
plural	fretten	fretten
subjunctive sing.1	frette	frette
subjunctive plur.1	fretten	fretten
imperative sing.	fret
imperative plur.1	fret
participles	frettend	(hebben) gefret
1)Archaic.

Derived terms

• opfretten

Etymology 2

Noun

fretten

1. plural form of fret