Noun
(plural freets)
- A superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.
- A superstitious rite, observance, wont, or practise.
- A charm.
Origin
From Middle English frete (“superstition”), from Old Norse frétt (“news, intelligence, inquiry, inquiry about the future”), related to Icelandic frétt (“news”), Icelandic frétta (“to review”), Danish and Norwegian fritte (“to question, interrogate”), English frain (“to question”). More at frain.
Verb
- Alternative simple past of fret.
