"fremdling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fremdlings [plural]
Etymology: From fremd + -ling. Compare also Dutch vreemdeling, German Fremdling, Swedish främling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fremd|ling}} fremd + -ling, {{cog|nl|vreemdeling}} Dutch vreemdeling, {{cog|de|Fremdling}} German Fremdling, {{cog|sv|främling}} Swedish främling Head templates: {{en-noun}} fremdling (plural fremdlings)
  1. (rare, dialectal or obsolete) One who is not a kinsman; a stranger Tags: dialectal, obsolete, rare Synonyms: frameling [Scotland]
    Sense id: en-fremdling-en-noun-JuAJBv9k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling

Inflected forms

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