vrij
Dutch (Brabantic)
/vrɛi/, /frɛi/
adj
Definitions
- free; not imprisoned or enslaved.
- free; unconstrained.
- free; unobstructed, without blockages.
- free; without obligations.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch vri inherited from Old Dutch frī 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
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Free-Soilism English
- FreeBSD English
- Freelander English
- Freeman English
- Freenet English
- Freetown English
- Freiburg English
- befree English
- cofree English
- enfree English
- filibuster English
- folkfree English
- free English
- free climbing English
- free-boob English
- free-hanging English
- free-hearted English
- free-mix English
- freeable English
- freeball English
- freebander English
- freebanding English
- freebase English
- freebirth English
- freeblown English
- freebooter English
- freeborn English
- freeburn English
- freechapel English
- freeclimb English
- freedom English
- freefall English
- freefaller English
- freeflow English
- freehand English
- freehanded English
- freehearted English
- freeholding English
- freehood English
- freehub English
- freeish English
- freelance English
- freeline English
- freeload English
- freelook English
- freely English
- freemail English
- freeman English
- freemason English
- freeminer English
- freemix English
- freeness English
- freephone English
- freepost English
- freeride English
- freeroll English
- freerun English
- freerunning English
- freesheet English
- freeship English
- freeskiing English
- freesome English
- freespool English
- freestanding English
- freester English
- freestone English
- freestore English
- freestream English
- freestyle English
- freetail English
- freeth English
- freethinker English
- freethinking English
- freeware English
- freeway English
- freewheel English
- freewoman English
- freewriting English
- friend English
- germ-free English
- half-free English
- impropriety English
- nonfree English
- overfree English
- permafree English
- quasifree English
- semifree English
- topfree English
- unfree English
- appropriatus Latin
- proprietas Latin
- proprietatem, proprietas Latin
- proprietās Latin
- proprius Latin
- ABC-Waffen-frei German
- Arbeiter German
- Freibauer German
- Freiberufler German
- Freibeuter German
- Freibier German
- Freidenker German
- Freigeist German
- Freihandel German
- Freiheit German
- Freiherr German
- Freikirche German
- Freikorps German
- Freikörperkultur German
- Freiland German
- Freileitung German
- Freimaurer German
- Freimut German
- Freitod German
- Freizeit German
- chlorfrei German
- einwandfrei German
- fehlerfrei German
- fieberfrei German
- frei German
- frei laufend German
- freibleibend German
- freigeben German
- freihaben German
- freihalten German
- freihändig German
- freikaufen German
- freilassen German
- freilebend German
- freilich German
- freimachen German
- freipressen German
- freireligiös German
- freischalten German
- freisetzen German
- freisprechen German
- freistellen German
- freiwillig German
- freizügig German
- freiäugig German
- funkenfrei German
- gastfrei German
- gebührenfrei German
- geruchfrei German
- glutenfrei German
- holzfrei German
- jugendfrei German
- kohlenstofffrei German
- nahtfrei German
- nickelfrei German
- rauchfrei German
- rostfrei German
- sauerstofffrei German
- schwermetallfrei German
- sturmfrei German
- wasserfrei German
- widerspruchsfrei German
- -er Dutch, Flemish
- Vrijheidsbeeld Dutch, Flemish
- af Dutch, Flemish
- buit Dutch, Flemish
- denken Dutch, Flemish
- gast Dutch, Flemish
- gastvrij Dutch, Flemish
- gastvrijheid Dutch, Flemish
- geleide Dutch, Flemish
- gesteld Dutch, Flemish
- geven Dutch, Flemish
- gezel Dutch, Flemish
- godsdienstvrijheid Dutch, Flemish
- handel Dutch, Flemish
- haven Dutch, Flemish
- ijs Dutch, Flemish
- ijsvrij Dutch, Flemish
- korps Dutch, Flemish
- maken Dutch, Flemish
- markt Dutch, Flemish
- metselaar Dutch, Flemish
- persvrijheid Dutch, Flemish
- pion Dutch, Flemish
- plaats Dutch, Flemish
- pleiten Dutch, Flemish
- spraak Dutch, Flemish
- staat Dutch, Flemish
- stad Dutch, Flemish
- vogel Dutch, Flemish
- vogelvrij Dutch, Flemish
- vrijaf Dutch, Flemish
- vrijbuiter Dutch, Flemish
- vrijdenker Dutch, Flemish
- vrijdenkerij Dutch, Flemish
- vrijgeleide Dutch, Flemish
- vrijgesteld Dutch, Flemish
- vrijgeven Dutch, Flemish
- vrijgevig Dutch, Flemish
- vrijgevigheid Dutch, Flemish
- vrijgezel Dutch, Flemish
- vrijgezellenfeest Dutch, Flemish
- vrijhandel Dutch, Flemish
- vrijhaven Dutch, Flemish
- vrijheid Dutch, Flemish
- vrijheidsstraf Dutch, Flemish
- vrijheidsstrijder Dutch, Flemish
- vrijkorps Dutch, Flemish
- vrijmaken Dutch, Flemish
- vrijmarkt Dutch, Flemish
- vrijmetselaar Dutch, Flemish
- vrijmetselarij Dutch, Flemish
- vrijpion Dutch, Flemish
- vrijplaats Dutch, Flemish
- vrijpleiten Dutch, Flemish
- vrijspraak Dutch, Flemish
- vrijstaat Dutch, Flemish
- vrijstad Dutch, Flemish
- vrijwillig Dutch, Flemish
- vrijwilliger Dutch, Flemish
- vrijzinnig Dutch, Flemish
- wil Dutch, Flemish
- impropriété French
- фраер Russian
- *prey Proto-Indo-European
- *preyH- Proto-Indo-European
- *pri-néH-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *priH- Proto-Indo-European
- *priHós Proto-Indo-European
- *príH-ye-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *prāy- Proto-Indo-European
- *Frijjō Proto-Germanic
- *Frijjōz dagaz Proto-Germanic
- *Segafriþuz Proto-Germanic
- *frijahalsaz Proto-Germanic
- *frijaz Proto-Germanic
- *frijaþwō Proto-Germanic
- *frijōndz Proto-Germanic
- *frijōną Proto-Germanic
- *friþuz Proto-Germanic
- *frīdaz Proto-Germanic
- *frīdijaną Proto-Germanic
- *mildijaz Proto-Germanic
- フリー Japanese
- フリーアルバイター Japanese
- Winfriþ Old English
- frēo Old English
- frēon Old English
- प्रियकार Sanskrit
- प्रियतम Sanskrit
- प्रिया Sanskrit
- प्रीति Sanskrit
- प्रेमन् Sanskrit
- Geffrey Middle English
- fríðleikr Old Norse
- úfriðarmaðr Old Norse
- úfriðliga Old Norse
- úfriðligr Old Norse
- úfriðr Old Norse
- úfríðleikr Old Norse
- úfríðr Old Norse
- frelse Danish
- *prijateľь Proto-Slavic
- प्रेमिका Hindi
- प्रेमी Hindi
- ฟรี Thai
- filibuster Indonesian
- prei Indonesian
- vri Middle Dutch
- vrijheit Middle Dutch
- vrimarket Middle Dutch
- vriplaetse Middle Dutch
- vristat Middle Dutch
- Godafrid Old High German
- frî Old High German
- frī Old High German
- brīve Latvian
- brīvestība Latvian
- brīvprātīgs Latvian
- brīvs Latvian
- brīvība Latvian
- voëlvry Afrikaans
- vryheid Afrikaans
- vrymesselaar Afrikaans
- vrî Middle High German
- Fräistouss Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- bläifräi Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- fräi Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌴𐌹 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *frijadōm gmw-pro
- *frī gmw-pro
- fri Old Dutch
- frī Old Dutch
- vrîe Middle Low German
- frī Old Saxon
- fre Scots
- fri Old Frisian
- frī Old Frisian
- free Low German
- frei Pennsylvania German
- koschdefrei Pennsylvania German
- fraj Vilamovian
- fri Bislama
- firii Fiji Hindi
- *awhrinem Proto-Armenian
- fräi Transylvanian Saxon
- af
- -er
- ijs
- wil
- gast
- stad
- buit
- pion
- maken
- staat
- markt
- haven
- gezel
- geven
- korps
- vogel
- spraak
- handel
- denken
- vrijaf
- plaats
- pleiten
- gesteld
- geleide
- ijsvrij
- vrijpion
- vrijheid
- gastvrij
- vrijstad
- vogelvrij
- vrijgezel
- vrijhaven
- vrijmarkt
- vrijgevig
- vrijmaken
- vrijkorps
- vrijstaat
- vrijgeven
- metselaar
- vrijspraak
- vrijdenker
- vrijwillig
- vrijplaats
- vrijhandel
- vrijbuiter
- vrijzinnig
- vrijgesteld
- vrijgeleide
- vrijpleiten
- gastvrijheid
- persvrijheid
- vrijdenkerij
- vrijwilliger
- vrijgevigheid
- vrijmetselaar
- vrijmetselarij
- Vrijheidsbeeld
- vrijheidsstraf
- vrijheidsstrijder
- vrijgezellenfeest
- godsdienstvrijheid