fremmed

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vremede, from Old Saxon fremithi, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz.

Adjective

fremmed (neuter fremmed, plural and definite singular attributive fremmede)

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

Middle English

Adjective

fremmed

  1. Alternative form of fremde

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

Inflection
    Inflection of fremmed
Bokmål Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Masculine singular fremmed fremmede Comparative mer fremmed Superlative mest fremmed
Feminine singular fremmed fremmede
Neuter singular fremmed fremmede
Plural fremmede fremmede

Derived terms

See also

References
  • “fremmed” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 197
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