English

half-free

Halfway or partially free.

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    Origin

    From Middle English *half-free, from Old English healffrēo (“half-free”), equivalent to half- + free. Cognate with Dutch halfvrij (“half-free”), German halbfrei (“half-free”), Danish halvfri (“half-free”).

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    • inheritedMiddle English*half-free
    • inheritedOld Englishhealffrēo “half-free”
    • prefixEnglishhalf- “half or partial; not complete”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishhalf-
        • inheritedOld Englishhealf-
    • surface analysisEnglishfree “Unconstrained.”

    Related: Dutch halfvrij, German halbfrei, Danish halvfri

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