framand

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Middle Low German vremede. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz. Compare Danish fremmed (also Bokmål), Faroese fremmandur and Swedish främmande.

Pronunciation

Adjective

framand (neuter framandt, definite singular and plural framande, comparative meir framand, superlative mest framand)

  1. foreign
    Han hadde reist mykje i framande land.
    He had traveled a lot in foreign countries.
  2. (of people) unknown; that is a stranger
    Eg har snakka med mange framande i det siste.
    I have spoken to many strangers lately.

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