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fremmed

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vremede, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz, cognate with Swedish främmande, German fremd.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /frɛməð/, [ˈfʁamð̩], [ˈfʁɑmð̩]

Adjective

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

  1. foreign, alien (belonging to a different culture)
  2. unfamiliar (unknown)
  3. strange (odd)

Noun

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fremmed (singular definite den fremmede, plural indefinite fremmede)

  1. foreigner (coming from a different country)
    Synonym: udlænding
  2. stranger (an unfamiliar person)
  3. visitor
    Synonym: gæst

Declension

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Middle English

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Adjective

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fremmed

  1. Alternative form of fremde

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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fremmed

fremmed (indefinite singular fremmed, definite singular and plural fremmede, comparative mer fremmed, superlative mest fremmed)

  1. foreign
  2. alien

Inflection

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See also

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References

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  • “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