frisatt

Frisatt is a past participle form used in Scandinavian languages, most notably Swedish and Norwegian, meaning released, freed, or discharged. It describes someone or something that has been liberated from custody, detention, obligation, or constraint. In everyday and formal usage, frisatt is often found in legal, administrative, or procedural contexts.

Etymology and form: Frisatt derives from the verb frisätta in Swedish and related verbs in Norwegian. The underlying root is associated with freedom or being free (the element fri meaning free). The participle frisatt is employed in passive constructions to indicate that the subject has undergone the act of being set free or exempted.

Usage and contexts: In a legal or penal context, frisatt commonly refers to release from imprisonment or detention. It can also appear in administrative or contractual settings to indicate release from an obligation, duty, or restriction. The term is more frequent in Swedish and Norwegian official texts and media than in casual speech, where more everyday equivalents such as released or freed are used in translation.

Translations and equivalents: In English-language texts, frisatt is typically translated as released, freed, or discharged, depending on the context. In translations, the nuance can range from formal release from custody to exemption from a requirement. Frisatt thus functions as a concise marker of liberation or exemption in Scandinavian-language discourse.

See also: frisättning (release or liberation), frisättande (the act of freeing). The term is mainly encountered in Nordic-language sources and their translations.