"freien" in English freien {v.i.} to court sb. to woo sb. Detailed translations for "freien" freien{intransitive verb} freien(also: jdm. den Hof machen, jdn. umwerben, um jdn. werben, hofieren) to court sb. freien(also: um jdn. werben, jdn. umwerben, buhlen) to woo sb.