English → Latin
“fret” in Latin
commōtiōmotion, movement; agitation, commotionconcitātiōhastening; stimulation; impetuositysollicitūdōanxiety, worry, concern, uneasiness; watchful concern, solicitude; anxious care or attention, painstakingnessaestuōto be in agitation or violent commotion, move to and fro, writhe, rage, toss, boil up, heave; to burn, blaze, rage; to batterōto wear away, rub away; to grind; to chafecaelōto carve; to engrave, emboss or chase; to embroidertumultuorto make a disturbance; to cause an uproariaceōto lie prostrate, lie down; recline; to be sick, lie ill; to linger, stop, tarry, remainlabōrōto toil, labor, work; to endeavor, strive; to suffer, be oppressed, be afflicted with
The English word fret itself goes back to Latin frangō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fret
animi motus, commotio, concitatio: permotio (the last, Cic., Acad., 2, 44, 135): animi cura or sollicitudo: to be in a fret, aestuare (Cic.; about anything, de aliqua re); sollicitudinem habere; in sollicitudine esse; aegritudinem suscipere, etc.: to keep one’s mind in a continual fret, nullum quietum spiritum ducere (of the person himself); aliquem quiescere or conquiescere non pati (of a person or thing that does not suffer him to rest): to be in a fret about anything; Vid: To FRET, v., INTRANS.
fret v.
TRANS., aegre facere alicui (to disturb anybody’s mind; Plaut., Cas., 3, 4, 17; Ter., Eun., 4, 1, 10): lacessere aliquem (to be always at him): aliquem quiescere or conquiescere non sinere (never to let him rest): vexare aliquem: mentem alicujus excitam vexare (Sall.): anxium et sollicitum me habet aliquid. This frets my husband, hoc male habet virum (puts him in a bad humor; Terentianus): to fret one’s self to death, moerore se conficere; moerore confici.
To wear off by rubbing, atterere: usu deterere (if by use):
To form into raised work, caelare.
fret v.
INTRANS., aestuare (to have the mind in a slate of ferment; either absolutely, or with ablative of the cause): tumultuari (to be in a state of restlessness; ☞ Off., l, 23, 80): moerere; in moerore esse or (stronger) jacere (to be grieved): to fret about anything, aegritudinem suscipere ex re; aestuare aliqua re or desiderio alicujus rei (if the possession of it is desired); moerere aliquid or aliqua re; sollicitum esse de re; laborare; anxium et sollicitum me habet aliquid; aegritudinem suscipere propter aliquem (about anybody). Don’t fret, ne sis perturbatus (Terentianus): he frets about, aegre ille fert, quod, etc.: to fret about trifles or nothing, a rebus levissimis pendere.
To fret (of wine, etc.). Vid: To FERMENT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fret?
- The usual Latin words for “fret” are commōtiō, concitātiō, sollicitūdō; also aestuō, atterō, caelō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.