Högskolan Dalarna

Originating from the Old English freon or freogan, the “primary sense [of the word] seems to have been ‘beloved, friend, to love,’ which [...] developed also a sense of ‘free,’ perhaps from the terms ‘beloved’ or ‘friend’ being applied to the free members of one’s clan (as opposed to slaves)” (Online Etymology Dictionary, “free”). By titling the novel, and its central ... ................
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