foreyner

Middle English

Alternative forms

• forenere, foroner, forner, forynar, foraner, forranor

Etymology

From foreyn +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔˈrɛi̯nər(ə)/, /ˈfɔrinər(ə)/, /ˈfɔrnər(ə)/, /fuˈrɛi̯nər(ə)/, /ˈfurinər(ə)/

Noun

foreyner (plural foreyneres)

1. A nonlocal; one without citizenship or membership in local institutions.
2. A foreigner or outlander; a person from another nation or land.

Descendants

• English: foreigner
• Scots: furriner

References

• “foreiner, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-02.