frekr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

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

Strong declension of frekr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekr	frek	frekt
accusative	frekan	freka	frekt
dative	frekum	frekri	freku
genitive	freks	frekrar	freks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekir	frekar	frek
accusative	freka	frekar	frek
dative	frekum	frekum	frekum
genitive	frekra	frekra	frekra

Weak declension of frekr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	freki	freka	freka
accusative	freka	freku	freka
dative	freka	freku	freka
genitive	freka	freku	freka
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	freku	freku	freku
accusative	freku	freku	freku
dative	frekum	frekum	frekum
genitive	freku	freku	freku

Declension of comparative of frekr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekari	frekari	frekara
accusative	frekara	frekari	frekara
dative	frekara	frekari	frekara
genitive	frekara	frekari	frekara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekari	frekari	frekari
accusative	frekari	frekari	frekari
dative	frekurum	frekurum	frekurum
genitive	frekari	frekari	frekari

Strong declension of superlative of frekr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekastr	frekust	frekast
accusative	frekastan	frekasta	frekast
dative	frekustum	frekastri	frekustu
genitive	frekasts	frekastrar	frekasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekastir	frekastar	frekust
accusative	frekasta	frekastar	frekust
dative	frekustum	frekustum	frekustum
genitive	frekastra	frekastra	frekastra

Weak declension of superlative of frekr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekasti	frekasta	frekasta
accusative	frekasta	frekustu	frekasta
dative	frekasta	frekustu	frekasta
genitive	frekasta	frekustu	frekasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekustu	frekustu	frekustu
accusative	frekustu	frekustu	frekustu
dative	frekustum	frekustum	frekustum
genitive	frekustu	frekustu	frekustu

Descendants

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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “frekr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive