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Definition freckle

Etymology

From Middle English freken, frekel, from Old Norse freknur pl (compare Swedish fräknar, Danish fregner), s-less variant of Proto-Germanic *sprekal? (“freckle”) (compare dialectal Norwegian sprekla, Middle High German spreckel), from Proto-Indo-European *sp(h)er(e)g- (“to strew, sprinkle”). Cognate with Albanian fruth (“measles”). More at spark. Related to spry, sprack.

Noun

freckle (plural freckles)

1. A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
2. Any small spot or discoloration.

Verb

freckle (third-person singular simple present freckles, present participle freckling, simple past and past participle freckled)

1. (transitive) To cover with freckles.
2. (intransitive) To become covered with freckles.

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