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frei

adj · /fʁaɪ̯/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German vrî, Old High German frî, from Proto-West Germanic *frī. Compare Dutch vrij, English free, Danish fri.

Translation

  1. free; unenslaved; unimprisoned
  2. free; unrestricted; more negative also: unrestrained; licentious
  3. unblocked; free for passage
  4. independent; unaffiliated
  5. free of (not containing or unaffected by)

    Wer schläft und ist von Sorgen freier? Der Tod belauscht die stille Nacht So wie des Nilstroms Ungeheuer

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  6. liberal
  7. free of charge, gratis