freck·le / ˈfrekəl/ • n. a small patch of light brown color on the skin, often becoming more pronounced through exposure to the sun.• v. cover or become covered with freckles: [intr.] skin that freckles easily | [as adj.] (freckled) a freckled face. DERIVATIVES: freck·ly / ˈfrekl-ē; ˈfreklē/ adj.

freckle (frek-ĕl) n. a small harmless brown spot on the skin, commonly seen on exposed areas of fair-skinned people, due to excessive production of melanin without an increase in melanocytes after exposure to sunlight. Compare lentigo.

freckle XIV. Early forms fracel, frakel; alt. of (dial.) freken, fraken — ON. freknur pl.
Hence freckled XIV.