fremd

adjective

ˈfremd
1
now chiefly Scottish : foreign, unfamiliar
2
now chiefly Scottish : not belonging to one's own family or household : unrelated
fremdly adverb
fremdness noun
plural -es

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fremd, fremde, from Old English fremde; akin to Old High German fremidi, framadi strange, Gothic framatheis strange, belonging to someone else, alienated; all from a prehistoric East Germanic-West Germanic adjective derived from a word represented by Old English fram from, away

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“Fremd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fremd. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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