frossare

From Old Swedish frazare, equivalent to frossa (“glut, gorge, feast”) +‎ -are (“-er”). Compare English fretter.

frossare c

1. a glutton
   • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Matteusevangeliet 11:19”, in Bibel 2000‎^[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 7 May 2025:

     'Se vilken frossare och drinkare, en vän till tullindrivare och syndare.'

     'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.'

• frosseri (“gluttony”)
• gourmand
• matvrak (“a voracious eater”)

• frossare in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• 2. frossa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)