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freke

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See freak.

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  • noun A brave man, a warrior, a man-at-arms
  • noun A man, a human being, a person
  • noun A creature such as a giant, demon, angel

Etymologies

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From Middle English freke ("a bold man, warrior, man, creature"), from Old English freca ("a bold man, warrior, hero"), from Proto-Germanic *frekô (“an active or eagre man, warrior, wolf”), from Proto-Germanic *frekaz (“active, bold, desirous, greedy”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pereg- (“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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Examples

  • Many a freke that was full free there under foot did light.

    A Bundle of Ballads Henry Morley 1858

  • There was never a freke one foot would flee, but still in stour did stand,

    A Bundle of Ballads Henry Morley 1858

  • Who art thou, poor freke, that wouldst win my love * Wi 'thy verse?

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Zik! and hast fallen into straits unique and hast strayed from the way didst seek, O Miscreant and Zindík, [FN#292] and naught shall avail thee at this present or brother or friend veridigue or familiar freke.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • for wonder of his hwe men hade set in his semblaunt sene he ferde as freke were fade and oueral enker grene SGGK lines 146-15010

    Basement cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Bringing my love, for Time’s a freke of jealous strain; 103

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • (tom. freke@thomsonreuters.com; +44 (0) 207 542 4036; Reuters Messaging: tom. freke.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

    Forbes.com: News 2009

  • There is no drink but what raisins make, there is no love-delight but what of the lover we take and none sitteth in the place of honour save the sensible freke [FN#216]! "

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • All foemen in pity beweep his woes; * Ah for freke whom the foeman pitieth! "

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • FN#291] Verily I have fallen into wreak and am betrayed by friendly freke and oh, the excess of my trouble and tweak, Zík,

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

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  1. Chaunce
  2. Worde
  3. blod
  4. bolde
  5. burde
  6. dece
  7. enne
  8. folde
  9. fole
  10. grece
  11. grene
  12. hert
  13. kyng
  14. lasse
  15. lede
  16. leude
  17. lorde
  18. o'er
  19. scho
  20. stif
  21. swyn
  22. wyf
  23. wylde

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  • AnWulf commented on the word freke

    Go not forthe as a dombe freke. — Book of Courtesy, 1475

    From ME freke, from OE freca.

    plural - frekes or freken

    1. A brave man, a warrior, a man-at-arms

    * Þen found he no frekes to fraist on his strenght. — Destruction of Troy, 1540

    * There was never a freke one foot would flee, but still in stour did stand,” — Henry Morley, A Bundle of Ballads, 1891

    2. A man, a human being, a person

    *þes fifti, alle ferliche freken. — St. Katherine of Alexandria, 1225

    *Go not forthe as a dombe freke. — Book of Courtesy, 1475

    3. A creature such as a giant, demon, angel

    *Bringing my love, for Time’s a freke of jealous strain; — Richard F. Burton, The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night, 1885

    December 11, 2011