fraught

English

/fɹɔːt/, /fɹɔt/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.
  • (obsolete) Money paid to hire a ship or boat to transport cargo; freight
  • (obsolete) The transportation of goods, especially in a ship or boat.
  • (obsolete) A ship's cargo, lading or freight.
  • (Scotland) A load; a burden.
  • (Scotland) Two bucketfuls (of water).

Etymology

Derived from Middle English fraught derived from Middle Dutch vracht derived from Middle Low German vracht (freight money) derived from Proto-Germanic *fra- (for-, fully, away, prefix meaning completely), *aihtiz (property, possession, possessions) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- (possession, ability, possess, own, have) derived from Middle Dutch vrachten root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- (possession, ability, possess, own, have).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eyḱ-

Gloss

possession, ability, possess, own, have

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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