The term "fremd" is wielded in literature to evoke a sense of otherness, strangeness, and sometimes even alienation. In certain writings it denotes a literal or metaphorical foreignness—conjuring up images of a person or place markedly out of tune with its surroundings, as when one is described as “beset by strangers” [1, 2] or existing in a “fremd land” [3]. At other times the word serves to underscore the contrast between the familiar and the uncanny, such as when everyday norms melt into the extraordinary, rendering the once-common into something marvelous and distinctly strange [4]. Authors also employ "fremd" to comment on cultural or linguistic displacement, hinting at roots that tie back to ideas of alienation or opposition [5, 6]. In dialogues and narratives where characters are positioned as outsiders or foreign elements—whether in intimate conversations [7, 8] or broader societal contexts [9]—the word enriches the text by layering meaning and prompting reflection on the nature of identity and belonging.