v. Obs. [ME. tofreten, f. TO-2 + freten, FRET v.1; cf. Ger. zerfressen.] trans. To gnaw, devour, consume.
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 202. Þes laste bore hweolp … to-cheoweð & to-uret Godes milde milce.
c. 1412. Hoccleve, De Reg. Princ., 3226. Thy disese is lesse, Ffalle in þe daunger of lambes humblesse, Than he [who is] with cruel wolues al to-frete.
a. 1529. Skelton, Garl. Laurel, 1450. This delycate dasy … With frowarde frostis, alas, was all to-fret.
