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)

foreign (belonging to a different culture)
unfamiliar
strange
(as a noun) stranger, visitor, foreigner

Middle English

Adjective

fremmed

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

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

fremmedarbeider
fremmedgjøre
fremmedlegeme

Fremmedlegionen
fremmedord
fremmedspråk

See also

framand (Nynorsk)

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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