unfree

Meaning

Adj

Not free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor.

Noun

A person lacking freedom, such as a tenant bound to a manor.

Synonyms

displeased

Translations

غير حرّ

nicht frei

unfrei

ανελεύθερος

esclave

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unfre

Inherited from Old English:

Cognate with Middle High German: unfrī

Cognate with German: unfrei

Cognate with Middle Low German: unvrī

Cognate with Middle Dutch: onvri

Cognate with Dutch: onvrij

In summary

From Middle English unfre, from Old English [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *unfrī; cognates include Middle High German unfrī (German unfrei), Middle Low German unvrī, Middle Dutch onvri (Dutch onvrij). By surface analysis, un- + free.