Etymology

go free

Today it means: To go or travel where one wishes; to not be kept in custody or confinement. Full definition →

Middle English gon free ← Old English gān frīġne
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromgān frīġne
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgon free
  3. English todaygo free

From Middle English gon free, from Old English gān frīġne.

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