An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Freite

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2522922An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FreiteJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Freite, feminine, ‘wooing, courtship,’ from Middle High German vrîât, vrîâte, feminine, ‘making an offer of marriage’; abstract noun from freien; also in the same sense Middle High German vrîe; an essentially Mid. word.