Manlik

Freier

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (masculine, strong) john, punter (client of a prostitute)
  2. (archaic, masculine, strong) courter (one who woos a woman for marriage)

Frekwensie

B2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From freien (“to woo, to exhibit love”). Semantic pejoration is also found, to a lesser extent, in Dutch vrijen (now generally “to have sex”).

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