Freit

//fɹiːt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A superstitious object or observance; a charm, an omen. Scotland

    "He was a toad, a worm, a freit – not fit for human company."

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"He was a toad, a worm, a freit – not fit for human company."

Etymology

From Old Norse frétt.

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