late 14c., also frecken, probably from Old Norse freknur (plural) "freckles" (cognates: Icelandic frekna, Danish fregne, Swedish fr?gne "freckle"), from PIE *(s)preg- (2) "to jerk, scatter" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Freckles.
freckle (v.)
"to cover with spots," 1610s, from freckle (n.). Related: Freckled (from late 14c. as "spotted"); freckling.
例文
1. The current national poster child is a tiny, freckle -faced redhead.
現在の全国の広告キャラクターは背が高くなく、赤毛で、顔にそばかすがある。
2.Some people freckle more easily than others.
他人よりそばかすができやすい人もいる。
3.A freckle -face blenny peeks from its reef burrow in the Solomon Islands.