freodom

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (freedom). Equivalent to frēo +‎ -dōm.

Pronunciation

Noun

frēodōm m

  1. freedom, state of free will
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "On Auguries"
      Þās twā ġesċeafta habbað ġesċēadwīsnysse and ælċ man hæfð āgenne frēodom...
      These two creations possess reason, and every man hath his own freedom...
  2. charter
  3. emancipation, deliverance

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative frēodōm frēodōmas
accusative frēodōm frēodōmas
genitive frēodōmes frēodōma
dative frēodōme frēodōmum

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