frei

German (Berlin)

/fraɪ̯/

adj
Definitions
  • free; unenslaved; unimprisoned
  • free; unrestricted; more negative also: unrestrained; licentious
  • unblocked; free for passage
  • independent; unaffiliated
  • (with m) free of not containing or unaffected by
  • (not freely applicable) liberal
  • (not freely applicable, see usage notes) free of charge, gratis

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vrî inherited from Old High German frî inherited from Proto-Germanic *frijaz (beloved, not in bondage, free) derived from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (be fond of, love, like, happy, beloved, dear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*preyH-

Gloss

be fond of, love, like, happy, beloved, dear

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

好

Emoji
❤️ 🏩 👨‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👩 👰‍♀️ 💋 💌 💑 💒 💓 💕 💖 💗 💘 💝 😍 😘 😚 😻 🤟 🤰 🤱 🫂

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