- frætwian
- variant of frætwan--------wv/t2 to ornament, adorn; clothe, cover over
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
frætwian
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ymbgefrætwian — see ymbfrætewian … Old to modern English dictionary
Fret — Fret, v. t. [OE. fretten to adorn, AS. fr[ae]twan, fr[ae]twian; akin to OS. fratah[=o]n, cf. Goth. us fratwjan to make wise, also AS. fr[ae]twe ornaments, OS. fratah[=i] adornment.] To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PINT — Is Not Twian (Computing » General) … Abbreviations dictionary
fratwian — see frætwian … Old to modern English dictionary
unfratewod — adj unadorned, unpolished [frætwian] … Old to modern English dictionary
fret — I. /frɛt / (say fret) verb (fretted, fretting) –verb (i) 1. to give oneself up to feelings of irritation, resentful discontent, regret, worry, or the like. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw. 3. to make a way by gnawing or corrosion. 4. to become eaten …
