freht

Old English

Alternative forms

• friht, firht, fyrht, ferht

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frihtiz, equivalent to freċġan +‎ -t, a variant of -þ. Cognate with Old Norse frétt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frext/, [freçt]

Noun

freht n

1. inquiry, especially one pertaining to future events
2. divining; divination

Declension

Declension of freht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	freht	freht
accusative	freht	freht
genitive	frehtes	frehta
dative	frehte	frehtum

Derived terms

• frihtere
• wammfreht

Related terms

• fræġn
• friċġan
• frihtrung

Descendants

• Middle English: frete, freit, freyt