frend

See also: Frënd

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English frēond, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz; equivalent to fre +‎ -ende.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /freːnd/
  • (from compounds) IPA(key): /frɛnd/, /frind/

Noun

frend (plural frendes or (Early ME) frend)

  1. A friend or compatriot; a close associate.
  2. A patron, philanthropist, or supporter.
  3. A family member; one of one's kin.
  4. A lover or mistress.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: friend (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: freend, frende, freynd, freind
  • Yola: vriene, friend
  • Welsh: ffrind

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English friend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frênd/

Noun

frȅnd m anim (Cyrillic spelling фре̏нд, female equivalent frȅndica)

  1. (slang, Croatia) male friend
    Synonyms: prȉjatelj, drȗg, drùgār

Declension

Declension of frend
singular plural
nominative frȅnd frȅndovi
genitive frȅnda frȅndōvā
dative frȅndu frȅndovima
accusative frȅnda frȅndove
vocative frȅnde frȅndovi
locative frȅndu frȅndovima
instrumental frȅndom frȅndovima

Derived terms

References

  • frend”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025