I. ˈfrȯḵt, -räḵt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht, probably from an (assumed) Old Frisian word akin to Old High German frēht reward, earnings, from fir-, fur- for- + ēht property — more at aught
1. chiefly Scotland : freight , passage
2. now chiefly Scotland
a. : load , cargo
b. : the amount one person can carry at a time
carry a fraught of water to the manse — J.M.Barrie
II. transitive verb
( fraughted or fraught ; fraughted or fraught ; fraughting ; fraughts )
Etymology: Middle English fraughten, from fraught, n.
now chiefly Scotland : load , freight , fill
III. ˈfrȯt, usu -ȯd.+V adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of fraughten
1. archaic : carrying as a load : laden , freighted
2.
a. : burdened or menaced with
the long, danger- fraught wait before the … invasion — Manchester Guardian Weekly
an extrahazardous occupation fraught with dangers — R.M.Hutchins
: endangered , threatened
the changed times were fraught with other obstacles than these — Charles Dickens
b. : giving promise or prospect — used with with
opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death — O.W.Holmes †1935
achievements … fraught with happy consequences for the future — John Buchan
c. : accompanied, attended — used with with
a great event which might be fraught with strange consequences — Robert Hichens
the speaking of words fraught with deep emotional significance — A.T.Weaver
here … every footstep is fraught with memories — Norman Douglas
IV. adjective
chiefly Britain : causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension : uneasy