vogelfrei

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (not-comparable) outlawed, banished, proscribed (stripped of all rights and allowed to be killed)
2. (not-comparable) free as a bird

Sinonieme

verstoßen

geächtet

ausgestoßen

unwillkommen

verachtet

rechtswidrig

schutzlos

unbeschützt

ungesetzlich

unrechtmäßig

wehrlos

entrechtet

rechtlos

ausgeliefert

ohne Rechte

gesetzeswidrig

gesetzwidrig

illegitim

ohne Schutz

Vertalings

outlawed

παράνομος

banni

hors la loi

illégal

illégitime

illegal

délinquant

il·lícit

ilegal

criminale

illecito

illegittimo

crimineel

il·legítim

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈfoːɡəlˌfraɪ̯/

Etimologie (Engels)

15th century, from Vogel (“bird”) + frei (“free”). The earliest use was of persons who were free from feudal obligation and thus enjoyed freedom of movement. It seems plausible that the use for “outlawed” may be based on this, in the sense that the outlaw is forced ever to move from place to place. However, the predominantly accepted derivation is from the fact that outlaws could not be buried in Christian cemeteries and were left, as it were, to the birds. Perhaps both notions have contributed.