framand

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German vremede. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz. Compare Danish fremmed (also Bokmål), Faroese fremmandur and Swedish främmande.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fraːman(d)/

Adjective

framand (neuter framandt, definite singular and plural framande, comparative meir framand, superlative mest framand)

  1. foreign
    Han hadde reist mykje i framande land.
    He had traveled a lot in foreign countries.
  2. (of people) unknown; that is a stranger
    Eg har snakka med mange framande i det siste.
    I have spoken to many strangers lately.

References

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