FREMD

Etymology

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.

Noun

fremd (plural fremds)

(rare or dialectal) A stranger; someone who is not a relative; a guest.

(archaic or obsolete) An enmity.

Source: Wiktionary


Fremd, Frem"ed a. Etym: [OE., from AS. fremede, fremde; akin to G. fremd.]

Definition: Strange; foreign. [Old Eng. & Scot.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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