fremd

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (dialectal, rare) Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.
2. (dialectal, rare) Not kin, unrelated; foreign.
3. (obsolete) Wild; untamed.

Noun

1. (dialectal, rare) A stranger; someone who is not a relative; a guest.
2. (archaic, obsolete) An enmity.
3. (Internet, childish) Humorous alteration of "friend".

Sinonieme

unknown

adverse

foreign

hostile

remarkable

strange

surprising

unfamiliar

unfriendly

unpropitious

wild

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/fɹɛmd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: fremde

Geërf van Old English: fremde

Verwante met Skots: fremmit

Verwante met Fries: frjemd

Verwante met Nederlands: vreemd

Verwante met Duits: fremd

Verwante met Sweeds: främmande

In summary

From Middle English fremde, fremede (“strange, foreign”), from Old English fremde, fremede, fremeþe (“foreign, strange”), from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz (“foreign, not one's own”).
Cognate with Scots fremmit, frempt (“fremd”), West Frisian frjemd (“strange, fremd”), Dutch vreemd (“strange, foreign”), German fremd (“fremd, strange, foreign”), Swedish främmande (“foreign, outlandish, strange”). More at from.