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German
Pronunciation
Adjective
fremde
- inflection of fremd:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English fremde, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɛmd(ə)/, /ˈfrɛmɛd(ə)/, /ˈfrɛmpt(ə)/
Adjective
fremde
- foreign (from another country)
- strange (out of the ordinary)
- unrelated (not related by kinship)
- hostile, unfriendly
Descendants
References
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *framiþī, from Proto-Germanic *framaþijaz, from Proto-Germanic *fram- (related to from). Cognates include Old Saxon fremithi, Dutch vreemd, Old High German fremidi (whence German fremd), and Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌸𐍃 (framaþs).
Pronunciation
Adjective
fremde (comparative fremdra, superlative fremdest)
- strange
- foreign
- c. 893, King Alfred's Doom Book
Iċ eom Dryhten þīn god. Iċ þē ūt ġelǣdde of Egypta lande and of heora þēowdōme. Ne lufa þū ōðru fremdu godu ofer mē.- I am the Lord your God. I led you out of slavery in Egypt. Don't love other foreign gods over me.
- (substantive) a stranger
Declension
Declension of fremde — Strong
Declension of fremde — Weak
Derived terms
Descendants