See also: fréter

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

fret +‎ -er. See frette.

Verb edit

freter

  1. to fret (decorate with an interlacing pattern)
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 186, line 2332:
      escu ot d'or a vair freté
      he had a golden shield fretted with vair

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants edit

  • French: fretter
  • English: fret (decorate with an interlacing pattern)

References edit