fremmed

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vremede, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz, cognate with Swedish främmande, German fremd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɛməð/, [ˈfʁamð̩], [ˈfʁɑmð̩]

Adjective

fremmed (neuter fremmed, plural and definite singular attributive fremmede)

1. foreign, alien (belonging to a different culture)
2. unfamiliar (unknown)
3. strange (odd)

Noun

fremmed (singular definite den fremmede, plural indefinite fremmede)

1. foreigner (coming from a different country)

   Synonym: udlænding

2. stranger (an unfamiliar person)
3. visitor

   Synonym: gæst

Declension

Declension of fremmed

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fremmed	den fremmede	fremmede	de fremmede
genitive	fremmeds	den fremmedes	fremmedes	de fremmedes

Derived terms

• artsfremmed
• fremmedarbejder
• fremmedfjendsk
• fremmedhad
• fremmedhed
• fremmedlegion
• kirkefremmed
• miljøfremmed
• vildfremmed

 

References

• “fremmed” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Adjective

fremmed

1. Alternative form of fremde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vremede, from Old Saxon fremithi. Cognates include Danish fremmed, German fremd, Dutch vreemd, Scots frempt, fremmit, and Old English fremede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾêmed/

Adjective

fremmed

fremmed (indefinite singular fremmed, definite singular and plural fremmede, comparative mer fremmed, superlative mest fremmed)

1. foreign
2. alien

Inflection

    Inflection of fremmed

Bokmål		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	fremmed	fremmede	Comparative	mer fremmed	Superlative	mest fremmed
	Feminine singular	fremmed	fremmede
	Neuter singular	fremmed	fremmede
	Plural	fremmede	fremmede

Derived terms

• fremmedarbeider
• fremmedgjøre
• fremmedlegeme
• Fremmedlegionen
• fremmedord
• fremmedspråk

See also

• framand (Nynorsk)

References

• “fremmed” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 197