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frekr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *frekaz, whence also Old English frec, Old High German freh, Middle High German vrech, German frech.

Also the root for the wolf Freki of Norse Mythology.

Adjective

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frekr

  1. brazen; shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious
  2. enterprising, cheeky; brazen, bold; sneaky
  3. greedy; covetous, desirous
  4. having a voracious appetite, insatiable, greedy

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Danish: fræk
  • Icelandic: frekur
  • Norwegian: frek
  • Swedish: fräck, fräk (latter dialectal)

References

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  • frekr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press