frit

English

Etymology 1

French fritte, from frit (“fried”).

Noun

frit (plural frits)

1. A fused mixture of materials used to make glass

Verb

frit (third-person singular simple present frits, present participle fritting, simple past and past participle fritted)

1. To add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture
2. To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.

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See also

• frit away

Etymology 2

Adjective

frit (comparative more frit, superlative most frit)

1. (UK, dialect, Lincolnshire) frightened
   • 1983 April 19, Margaret Thatcher^[1]:

     The right hon. Gentleman is afraid of an election is he? Oh, if I were going to cut and run I'd have gone after the Falklands. Afraid? Frightened? Frit? Couldn't take it? Couldn't stand it?

Anagrams

• FTIR
• rift

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Danish

Adjective

frit

1. neuter of fri

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French

Etymology

From Latin frictus.

Verb

frit m (feminine frite, masculine plural frits, feminine plural frites)

1. Past participle of frire

Adjective

frit m (feminine frite, masculine plural frits, feminine plural frites)

1. fried

See also

• frite

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Guernésiais

Etymology

From Old French fruit, from Latin fructus.

Noun

frit m (plural frits)

1. fruit

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old French fruit, from Latin fructus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

frit m (plural frits)

1. fruit

Derived terms

• gardîn à frit (“orchard”)

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

• friut

Pronoun

frit

1. second-person singular of fri