Freak (frēk), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Freaked (frēkt); p. pr. & vb.
n. Freaking.] [Akin to OE. frakin,
freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw.
fräkne, Dan. fregne, Gr. perkno`s dark-
colored, Skr. pṛçni variegated. Cf.
Freckle, Freck.] To variegate; to checker; to
streak. [R.]
Freaked with many a mingled hue.
Thomson.Freak, n. [Prob. from OE. frek
bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh
greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedy, Goth.
faíhufriks avaricious.] A sudden causeless change
or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or
caprice.
She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a
freak will instantly change her habitation.
Spectator.
Syn. -- Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim.