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Fremd vs Outcomeling - What's the difference?

fremd | outcomeling |

As nouns the difference between fremd and outcomeling

is that fremd is (rare|or|chiefly dialectal) stranger; guest while outcomeling is a stranger; foreigner; a fremdoxford english dictionary , 3rd ed (2004).

As an adjective fremd

is (rare|or|chiefly dialectal) strange; foreign; alien; outlandish; far off or away; distant.

fremd

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) * (l), (l), (l) (Scottish)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (rare, or, chiefly dialectal) Strange; foreign; alien; outlandish; far off or away; distant.
  • * 1873 , Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine:
    • [...] and if I'm to be no more hereafter to them that belong to me, than to legions of strange angels, or a whole nation of fremd folk !
  • (rare, or, chiefly dialectal) Not akin; unrelated.
  • * 1875 , John Howard Nodal, George Milner, A glossary of the Lancashire dialect :
    • Thus, a person living with a family to whom he is not related is termed "a fremd' body." If it were asked, "Is he akin to you?" the answer would be, "Nawe, he's ' fremd ," i.e. "he's one of us, but not a relation."
  • * 1851 , Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret), Passages in the life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland of Sunnyside :
    • [...] seeing that they were fremd in heart, if they were kin in blood.
  • (rare, or, chiefly dialectal) Out of the ordinary; unusual; unwonted.
    • a fremd day
  • (rare, or, chiefly dialectal) Strange; weird; outlandish; singular; odd; queer.
    • A fremd man this. — Hodgson MS.
  • (archaic, or, obsolete) Wild; untamed.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare, or, chiefly dialectal) stranger; guest
  • (archaic, or, obsolete) an enmity

    • References

    * 1906, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "fremd". * 1883, The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, "fremde, fremed". ----

    outcomeling

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stranger; foreigner; a fremd.Oxford English Dictionary , 3rd ed. (2004)
  • *1859 , David Hudson M'Nicoll, Handbook for Southport, medical and general :
    • It is said that up to a recent period, the privilege of descent from the veritable "old stock" was highly prized and religiously respected, and that "outcomelings " (as strangers or new settlers were once designated) were regarded with compassionate condescension.
  • *1990 , Charles Palliser, Quincunx :
    • "Who is it?" she enquired. "I dunno. An outcomeling . Said he'd give me a penny."

    References

    English words suffixed with -ling