freke

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A brave man, a warrior, a man-at-arms. obsolete
    — Þen found he no frekes to fraist on his strenght.
  2. Obsolete form of freak. Scotland,alt-of,obsolete
  3. A man; a human being; a person. obsolete
    — þes fifti, alle ferliche freken.
  4. A creature such as a giant, demon, angel. obsolete
    — Bringing my love, for Time’s a freke of jealous strain; […]

词形变化

frekes plural freken plural freak alternative freak alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English freke (“a bold man, warrior, man, creature”), from Old English freca (“a bold man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *frekô (“an active or eagre man, warrior, wolf”), from *frekaz (“active, bold, desirous, greedy”), from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast”). Akin with Old Norse freki (“greedy or avaricious one, a wolf”), Old High German freh (“eager”), Old English frēcne (“dangerous, daring, courageous, bold”).
词源 2
From Middle English freke (“a bold man, warrior, man, creature”), from Old English freca (“a bold man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *frekô (“an active or eagre man, warrior, wolf”), from *frekaz (“active, bold, desirous, greedy”), from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast”). Akin with Old Norse freki (“greedy or avaricious one, a wolf”), Old High German freh (“eager”), Old English frēcne (“dangerous, daring, courageous, bold”).
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