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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|dum|vracht]] or Middle Low German vrecht, a variant,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) probably from an unrecorded Old Frisian word cognate with Old High German frēht, earnings,^(Barnhart 1988) from the base of Gothic fra-, for, and aihts, property, from aigan, to have (see [[owe]] and [[fraught]]).^(Barnhart 1988) Danish fragt and Swedish frakt are also from Dutch or Frisian.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|dum|vracht]] or [[gml|vrecht]], a variant,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) probably from an unrecorded Old Frisian word cognate with [[goh|frēht]], earnings,^(Barnhart 1988) from the base of Gothic fra-, for, and [[m|goh|aihts]], property, from [[m|goh|aigan]], to have (see [[owe]] and [[fraught]]).^(Barnhart 1988) [[da|fragt]] and [[sv|frakt]] are also from Dutch or Frisian.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==