Middle English Dictionary Entry
fraughten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | fraughten v. Also fraghten, fre(i)ghten, frighten. Ppl. i-)fra(u)ght, frawt, fre(i)ght, fret. |
| Etymology | MDu. vrachten, vrechten. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. freten v.(4).
1.
(a) To load (a ship with goods, cargo, passengers); ppl. fraught, loaded, laden, full; ful (hevi, wel) fraught, etc.; (b) to engage or hire (a ship) for transporting goods.
Associated quotations
a
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)2732 : Þe werwolf..fond on [schip] sone..feiþliche frauȝt ful of fine wines.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML.(Manly-Rickert)B.171 : Thise marchauntz han doon fraught hir shippes newe.
- ?a1425 Glo.Chron.B (Dgb 205)472 fn. : Frauȝt [A: Brut & corineus..chargeden hor ssipes vaste & wel mid alle gode].
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.1200 : Þe kyng, with plente of vitaille Frauȝt and y-lade, gan anon to saille Toward þe sege.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)343 : The schippe..was cleped Argon..With Mete and drynke it is wel frauȝt.
- ?a1425 Mandev.(2) (Eg 1982)15/8 : Schippes..commes þer away for to fraght þam with þat salt.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3547 : Att Southampton on the see es seuen skore chippes, Frawghte full of ferse folke..For to fyghte with thy frappe.
- (1449-1453) Doc.Trade in BRS 793 : A ship of Spayne..freight with wyne, yren, and salte to the value of clx li.
- a1450(1412) Hoccl.RP (Hrl 4866)858 : My schip is wel ney with dispeir y-fraght.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)2497 : We ben so heuy ffrauȝt [vrr. fraghte, jfrauȝt, jfrawte], Vneþis may we saylen auȝt.
- c1450(c1425) Brut-1419 (Cmb Kk.1.12)338/16 : Þere þai ladde & fryȝt Lj schyppez with peleage.
- c1450 Siege Troy(2) (Rwl D.82)277 : Al maner of tresour where with we may freight al oure shippes.
- (1463-4) RParl.5.504a : That noo persone..freight nor charge within this Reame or Wales eny Shippe or other Vessell of eny Alien or Straunger with eny manere Marchaundisez.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)13/14 : Þer comen schyppys of the Emperour, freght wyth whete.
b
- (1460) Doc.in Gilbert Cal.Dublin 1307 : [The English merchants] makyth lawes for ther avayle, not suffring fremen of thys sayd citte [Dublin] that beth passengeris ovre the see to put ther ware and merchaundys in shipes that they fryghtyth in this partis ne beyonde the see.
2.
(a) To provide amply (with goods, income, etc.); (b) ppl. burdened or filled (with a vice); (c) to stow away.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450 Castle Persev.(Folg V.a.354)369 : With ryche rentis þou schalt be frawth.
- c1450 Lydg.ST (Lamb 742)1440 fn. : Freight [Arun: Tweyn mantels vnto hem wer broght, Frett with peerle and riche stonys].
- a1500 Walton Boeth.(McC 184)p.69 fn. : Freiȝte [Lin-C: With alle the goodes þat longeþ to my right, I had the fret fully wiþ habundaunce].
b
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.5213 : In his menyng þouȝ he wer nat pleyn: For vnder-neþe he was with fraude frauȝt.
- a1450 Castle Persev.(Folg V.a.354)517 : Werldly wyt was neuere nout, but with foly it were frawt.
c
- c1400(1375) Canticum Creat.(Trin-O 57)895 : Vnder his tonge he hem frauth, As þe angel hadde him tauth.