Fraughting
/ˈfrɔːtɪŋ/noun
Loading or supplying a ship with cargo; alternatively, filling or burdening something.
Did you know?The emotional sense of “fraught,” meaning filled with tension or danger, developed from the older image of something heavily loaded or burdened.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
fraughten
“To load a ship with cargo or provisions”
15th Century
English
fraught
“A ship’s cargo; the act of loading or provisioning a vessel”
16th Century
English
fraught
“Filled, supplied, or burdened with something”
17th Century
English
fraught
“Filled with an ominous, difficult, or emotionally charged quality”
Modern English
English
fraughting
“The present participle of “fraught,” referring to loading, filling, or burdening”