fremd

== English == === Alternative forms === frem, frim, fren === Etymology === From Middle English fremde, fremede (“strange, foreign”), from Old English fremde, fremede, fremeþe (“foreign, strange”), from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz (“foreign, not one's own”). Cognate with Scots fremmit, frempt (“fremd”), West Frisian frjemd (“strange, fremd”), Dutch vreemd (“strange, foreign”), German fremd (“fremd, strange, foreign”), Swedish främmande (“foreign, outlandish, strange”). More at from. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: frĕmd, IPA(key): /fɹɛmd/ Rhymes: -ɛmd === Adjective === fremd (comparative fremder or more fremd, superlative fremdest or most fremd) (rare, chiefly dialectal) Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar. (rare, chiefly dialectal) Not kin, unrelated; foreign. (obsolete) Wild; untamed. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === fremd (plural fremds) (rare or dialectal) A stranger; someone who is not a relative; a guest. (archaic or obsolete) An enmity. (childish, Internet) Humorous alteration of "friend". === References === 1906, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "fremd". 1883, The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, "fremde, fremed". == German == === Alternative forms === frembd, fremb, vremd (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German vremde, vremede, from Old High German fremidi, from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī. Cognate with English fremd, Dutch vreemd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁɛmt/ === Adjective === fremd (strong nominative masculine singular fremder, comparative fremder, superlative am fremdesten) strange foreign external ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “fremd” in Duden online “fremd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Icelandic == === Noun === fremd f (genitive singular fremdar, no plural) furtherance, honour ==== Declension ==== === References === Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “fremd”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies == Middle English == === Adjective === fremd alternative form of fremde == Scots == === Adjective === fremd alternative form of fremmit