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Webster 1913 Edition


Fren

Fren

(frĕn)
,
Noun.
[OE.
frenne
, contr. fr.
forrene
foreign. See
Foreign
,
Adj.
]
A stranger.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fren

FREN

,
Noun.
A stranger. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


fren

fren

See also: fren'

English

Noun

fren (plural frens)

  1. (obsolete) A stranger.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

Etymology 2

Noun

fren (plural frens)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of friend.

Scots

Pronunciation

Verb

fren (third-person singular present frens, present participle frennin, past frennit, past participle frennit)

  1. (poetic) To rage; to be in a state of rage.

Derived terms

  • frenfi (furious)
  • frennishin (state of extreme rage)
  • frennisinly (frenziedly)

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French frein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɾen]
  • Hyphenation: fren

Noun

fren (definite accusative freni, plural frenler)

  1. (automotive) brake

Declension

Derived terms

  • fren pedalı
  • el freni
  • el frenini çekmek
  • fren yapmak
  • frenleyici
  • frenleme
  • frenlemek
  • havalı fren

References

  • fren”, in Güncel Türkçe Sözlük [Contemporary Turkish Dictionary], Türk Dil Kurumu, (Please provide a date or year)