fredom

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fredam, fredome ffredom, freedom, freedome (Late Middle English) freodom (Early Middle English); vridom (Kent); freodam (Worcestershire) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English frēodōm, from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm; equivalent to fre +‎ -dom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfreːdoːm/ IPA(key): /ˈvrøːdoːm/, /ˈvrøːdam/ (West Midland) IPA(key): /ˈfreːdum/, /ˈfreːdam/ (with reduction) === Noun === fredom (plural fredomes) freedom, liberty nationhood, independence free action, free will generosity, charitableness right, privilege (or a set of them) authority, freedom to act ==== Descendants ==== English: freedom Scots: freedom ==== References ==== “frẹ̄dọ̄̆m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 March 2018.