freien

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯ən/, [ˈfʁaɪ̯ən], [ˈfʁaɪ̯n̩] === Etymology 1 === Originally restricted to Low and Central German; generalized by Luther. Borrowed from Middle Low German vrien and Middle High German vrīen, frīen, vrijen, vrigen, from Old High German *frīon; compare Old Saxon friohon. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frijōną. Cognate to Dutch vrijen. ==== Verb ==== freien (weak, third-person singular present freit, past tense freite, past participle gefreit, auxiliary haben) (archaic or poetic) to marry or marry off (archaic or poetic) to court, to woo, to make advances (obsolete or highly poetic) Synonym of befreien ===== Usage notes ===== Only the derivative Freier remains current, but usually restricted to the initiation of sex work. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Freier Freite === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== freien inflection of frei: strong genitive masculine/neuter singular weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular strong dative plural weak/mixed all-case plural === Further reading === “freien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “freien” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “freien” in Duden online “freien” in OpenThesaurus.de == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German frīen, from Old High German *frīon, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *frijōn. Cognate with German freien, Dutch vrijen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʀai̯en/, [ˈfʀɑɪ̯ən] Rhymes: -ɑɪən === Verb === freien (third-person singular present freit, past participle gefrien, auxiliary verb hunn) (transitive or intransitive) to court (romantically) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Freier Freierei Freiesch