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freien.

to marry or marry off

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfʁaɪ̯ən/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ən][ˈfʁaɪ̯n̩]
  1. to marry or marry off

    archaic · poetic · weak
  2. to court, to woo, to make advances

    archaic · poetic · weak
  3. Synonym of befreien

    weak
Where this word comes from

Originally restricted to Low and Central German; generalized by Luther. Borrowed from Middle Low German vrien and Middle High German vrīen, frīen, vrijen, vrigen, from Old High German *frīon; compare Old Saxon friohon. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frijōną. Cognate to Dutch vrijen.

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