freit
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
freit (plural freits)
- (Scotland) A superstitious object or observance; a charm, an omen.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 215:
- He was a toad, a worm, a freit – not fit for human company.
Anagrams[edit]
Old French[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
See freindre.
Verb[edit]
freit
Etymology 2[edit]
See froit.
Adjective[edit]
freit m (oblique and nominative feminine singular freide)
- Alternative form of froit
Declension[edit]
Declension of freit
Noun[edit]
freit oblique singular, m (oblique plural freiz or freitz, nominative singular freiz or freitz, nominative plural freit)
- Alternative form of froit
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