Fraughted
/ˈfrɔːtɪd/noun
Loaded or filled, especially with cargo; an archaic or dialectal past tense and past participle of fraught.
Did you know?Fraught began as a verb for loading ships, but its sense later shifted toward being emotionally or atmospherically “laden” with danger, tension, or trouble.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*frahtiz
“Cargo, freight, or a load carried for transport”
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch
vracht
“Freight or cargo transported for payment”
Middle English
English
fraughten
“To load a ship with cargo; also to freight”
15th–16th Century
English
fraught
“Loaded or supplied; later, filled with an atmosphere or quality”
Early Modern English
English
fraughted
“Loaded, furnished, or burdened; an archaic past-tense form”
Modern English
English
fraughted
“Rare, archaic, or dialectal form meaning loaded or filled”