fremd

/ frɛmd; freɪmd /

adjective

1. archaic.
   alien or strange

Word History and Origins

Origin of fremd¹

Old English fremde ; related to Old High German fremidi

Example Sentences

Sheri Urlacher said her daughter was sent home from Fremd High School in Palatine after officials at the door of the school handed her a mask and asked her to put it on.

From Seattle Times

Jean Chiswell, 90, a library assistant for the Montgomery County Public Schools in the 1970s and 1980s, died Feb. 19 at the home of a daughter in Germantown, Md. The cause was complications of head injuries suffered in an accidental fall, said another daughter, Patricia von Fremd.

From Washington Post

Not long after that, Rosie and Sarah Reichl, now 14 and 15 and both freshmen at Fremd High School in Palatine, became close friends.

From Los Angeles Times

The controversy there began two years ago, when a transgender girl at William Fremd High School in Palatine asked to use the girls’ locker room.

From Washington Post

He graduated from Fremd last year and attended the forum because he wanted to be an “informed voter,” he said.

From New York Times