freilich
Meaning
- (formal) however, albeit
- (formal, regional) of course, admittedly
- (regional) of course, certainly, sure
Concepts
Opposite of
keinesfalls, auf keinen Fall
Synonyms
selbstredend
trotz alledem
glattweg
schlicht und einfach
ungeachtet dessen
schlechtweg
abgesehen davon
dessen ungeachtet
Gewiss
zugestandenermaßen
gradweg
reinewegs
reinweg
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
fryyli
Basel-Landschaft
fryylig
Basel-Landschaft
woollächt
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German vrīlīche(n), from Old High German frīlīhhēn (“freely, without fear or inhibition”). By surface analysis, frei (“free”) + -lich (“-ly”).
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