Fraught (fr&add;t), n. [OE.
fraight, fraght; akin to Dan. fragt, Sw.
frakt, D. vracht, G. fracht, cf. OHG.
frēht merit, reward; perh. from a pref. corresponding to
E. for + The root of E. own. Cf. Freight.]
A freight; a cargo. [Obs.] Shak.
Fraught, a. Freighted; laden;
filled; stored; charged.
A vessel of our country richly
fraught.
Shak.
A discourse fraught with all the commending
excellences of speech.
South.
Enterprises fraught with world-wide
benefits.
I. Taylor.
Fraught, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Fraughted or Fraught; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fraughting.] [Akin to Dan. fragte, Sw.
frakta, D. bevrachten, G. frachten, cf. OHG.
frēhtōn to deserve. See Fraught,
n.] To freight; to load; to burden; to fill;
to crowd. [Obs.]
Upon the tumbling billows fraughted ride
The armed ships.
Fairfax.
