freke

Meaning

Noun

• A brave man, a warrior, a man-at-arms
• A man; a human being; a person.
• A creature such as a giant, demon, angel

Origin

• From Middle English freke ("a bold man, warrior, man, creature"), from Old English freca ("a bold man, warrior, hero"), from Proto-West Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *frekô ("an active or eagre man, warrior, wolf"), from *frekaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pereg- ("to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast"). Akin with Old Norse freki ("greedy or avaricious one, a wolf"), Old High German freh ("eager"), Old English frēcne ("dangerous, daring, courageous, bold").