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Where does “orfrei” come from?

orfrei (Middle English) comes from Middle French orfrais, from Latin aurifrasium, from Latin aurum Phrygium — gold embroidery.

orfrei (Middle English): Alternative form of orfray

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of orfray

Ancestry of “orfrei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchorfraisorphrey
2Latinaurifrasium—
3Latinaurum Phrygiumgold embroidery

Words derived from “orfrei”

  • orphrey
Every word from Latin aurum Phrygium →