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Webster 1913 Edition

Freak

Freak

(frēk)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Freaked
(frēkt)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Freaking
.]
[Akin to OE.
frakin
,
freken
, freckle, Icel.
freknur
, pl., Sw.
fräkne
, Dan.
fregne
, Gr.
περκνόσ
dark-colored, Skr.
pṛçni
variegated. Cf.
Freckle
,
Freck
.]
To variegate; to checker; to streak.
[R.]
Freaked
with many a mingled hue.
Thomson.

Freak

,
Noun.
[Prob. from OE.
frek
bold, AS.
frec
bold, greedly; akin to OHG.
freh
greedly, G.
frech
insolent, Icel.
frekr
greedy, Goth.
faíhufriks
avaricious.]
1.
A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.
Syn. – Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See
Whim
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Freak

FREAK

, n.
1.
Literally, a sudden starting or change of place. Hence,
2.
A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim or fancy; a capricious prank.
She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation.

FREAK

,
Verb.
T.
[Heb. to divide.]
To variegate; to checker.
Freaked with many a mingled hue.

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