See also: frase, frasé, frâse, and fräse

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Etymology edit

Previously spelt frådse. From Middle Low German vrāsen, from Old Saxon fretan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, cognate with German fressen (to eat, devour), English fret, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fraitan, to devour). A compound of *fra- (away) +‎ *etaną (to eat).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /frɔːsə/, [ˈfʁ̥ɔːsə]

Verb edit

fråse (past tense fråsede, past participle fråset)

  1. to gorge (to eat greedily)
  2. to be wasteful

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