fremdling

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noun

One who is not a kinsman; a stranger

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Meanings

nounfremdling (plural fremdlings)

plural fremdlings · alternative Scotland frameling

  1. dialectalrareotherwise obsoleteOne 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
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    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
foreigneroutsider

Origin

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

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APA

fremdling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fremdling

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“fremdling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fremdling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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