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fremdling

fremdling noun: one who is not a kinsman; a stranger.

Noun

fremdling (plural fremdlings)

  1. (dialectal, rare, otherwise obsolete) One who is not a kinsman; a stranger
    • There sisters for their brothers, sorrowing sore,
      Last fatall framelings, one another gore.1640, W. Lithgow, The gushing Teares of godlie sorrow
    • Hills, bulwarks of our freedom, giant walls,
      Which never fremdling's sleight nor sword made thralls; [...]1856, William Drummond, William Barclay Turnbull, The Poetical Works of William Drummond of Hawthornden

Forms of fremdling

pluralfremdlings
alternative Scotlandframeling

Origin of fremdling

From fremd + -ling. Cf. Dutch vreemdeling, German Fremdling, Swedish främling.

Questions about fremdling

What does fremdling mean?
Fremdling means one who is not a kinsman; a stranger.
What part of speech is fremdling?
Fremdling is a noun.
What is the plural of fremdling?
The plural of fremdling is fremdlings.

Words near fremdling in the dictionary

  1. Fremantle Doctor
  2. Fremantles
  3. fremd
  4. fremder
  5. fremdest
  6. fremdling
  7. fremdlings
  8. fremdly
  9. fremds
  10. fremdschämen
  11. fremedly

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