Definition of FREMD

fremd

Meanings

Plural: fremds

Adj

  • Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.
  • Not kin, unrelated; foreign.
  • Wild; untamed.

Noun

  • A stranger; someone who is not a relative; a guest.
  • An enmity.
  • Humorous alteration of "friend".

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fremde, fremede (“strange, foreign”), from Old English fremde, fremede, fremeþe (“foreign, strange”), from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī, 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.

Scrabble Score: 11

fremd is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fremd is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fremd is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

fremd is a valid Words With Friends word