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

inquiry, especially one pertaining to future events
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

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