fremd

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

1. A stranger; someone who is not a relative; a guest.
2. An enmity.
3. Humorous metathesis of "friend".

Synonyms

unknown

adverse

foreign

hostile

remarkable

strange

surprising

unfamiliar

unfriendly

unpropitious

wild

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɹɛmd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fremde

Inherited from Old English: fremde

Cognate with Scots: fremmit

Cognate with Western Frisian: frjemd

Cognate with Dutch: vreemd

Cognate with German: fremd

Cognate with Swedish: främmande

In summary

From Middle English fremde, fremede (“strange, foreign”), from Old English fremde, fremede, fremeþe (“foreign, strange”), 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.