Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vrem(e)de (stranger, foreigner), derived from the adjective vrem(e)de (strange, foreign). Cognate with German Fremde. See German fremd (strange) for more.

Noun

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Fremdi f

  1. stranger; foreigner, alien
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      De Fremdi sötted mir uf all Fäll immer akchzeptiere.
      In any event, we should always accept a foreigner.