framand
Appearance
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (former reform[s] only): fremmend
- framund, frammund, framandes (dialectal)
- frammoinn, framoinn (dialectal, Trøndelag)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German vremede. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz. Compare Danish fremmed (also Bokmål), Faroese fremmandur and Swedish främmande.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]framand (neuter framandt, definite singular and plural framande, comparative meir framand, superlative mest framand)
- foreign
- Han hadde reist mykje i framande land.
- He had traveled a lot in foreign countries.
- (of people) unknown; that is a stranger
- Eg har snakka med mange framande i det siste.
- I have spoken to many strangers lately.
References
[edit]- “framand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.