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fremmed

fremmed

Danish

Adjective

fremmed (neuter fremmed, e-form fremmede)

  1. foreign (belonging to a different culture)
  2. unfamiliar
  3. strange
  4. (as a noun) stranger, visitor, foreigner

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vremede, from Old Saxon fremithi. Cognates include Danish fremmed, German fremd, Dutch vreemd, Scots frempt, fremmit, and Old English fremede

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾêmed/

Adjective

fremmed

  1. foreign
  2. alien

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See also

References

  • “fremmed” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (190306) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 197