Freletee, sb. frailty, C2; frelete, P.

Frely, adj. noble, gracious, S2, C2, B; freolich, S; freyliche, S2; freliche, adv. freely, PP, S2.—­AS. frA(C)olic, adv. frA(C)olice.  See Fre.

Fre-man, sb. freeman, S.—­AS. frA(C)omon.

Fremde, adj. and sb. strange, foreign, stranger, S, C2, PP; fremmde, S; fremede, S; fremmed, PP.—­AS. fremede, fremde, strange.

Fremen, v. to accomplish, S, HD; see Framien.

Frend, sb. friend, S, C; freonde, PP; freondes, pl., PP; freond, S, S2; ureondes, S; frendes, C3, PP; frenden, dat., S.—­AS. freond.

Frenden, v. reflex, to gain friends; ureonden, S.

Frendesse, sb. female friend, W2.

Frendrede, sb. friendship, HD.—­AS. frA(C)ondrA|*den.

Frendschipe, sb. friendship, S, C; freontschipe, S.—­AS frA(C)ondscipe.

Freoien, v. to free, MD; vri, imp. s., S2; freode, pt. s., MD; fried, pp., S.—­AS. frA(C)ogan (frA(C)on), pt. frA(C)ode, pp. frA(C)od.  See Fre.

Freolsen, v. to free, to celebrate, MD; frelsen, MD.—­AS. frA(C)olsian, ‘diem festum celebrare;’ cp.  Icel. frjAilsa, to free.  From AS. frA(C)ols freedom, festival:  Goth, freihals, collum liberum,’ freedom.

Frere, sb. brother, friar, MD, C, G, P; freir, S3; frer, B; freres, pl., C2, P.—­OF. frere, fredre; Lat. fratrem.

Fresch, adj. fresh, new, MD, C; fersch, S2; fresche, W2, PP; freis, S2; freissh, S2.—­AS. fersc.

Freschly, adv. freshly, B.

Fresen, v. to freeze, PP; freost, pr. s., S; frese, pt. s., MD; froren, pp., MD.—­AS. frA(C)osan, pt. frA(C)as (pl. fruron], pp, froren.

Frest, sb. delay, MD, S2, B; ferst, MD; first, MD; furst, S; virst, S.—­Icel. frest, AS. fierst, fyrst, first, an interval.

Fresten, v. to delay, to lend, MD, Prompt.

Freten, v. to devour, S, S2, C2, P; freate, to fret, feel vexed, S3; fret, pt. s., MD, S2, PP; freten, pp., S, S2; frete, S2, C3—­AS. fretan, pt. frA|*t (pl. frA|*ton), pp. freten, a compound of etan, to eat; cp.  Goth. fra-itan = fra+itan, to eat.

Fretten, v. to adorn, furnish, MD, S2; fret, pp., MD, S3; fretted, P.—­AS. frA|twian, ‘ornare;’ cp.  OS. fratahA cubedn.