frend
See also: Frënd
Middle English
Alternative forms
- frende, friend, vrend, freend, frond, frund, freind, freynde, vryend, frind
- freond (early or Western)
- froend (Herebert)
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)
- A friend or compatriot; a close associate.
- A patron, philanthropist, or supporter.
- A family member; one of one's kin.
- 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
- “frẹ̄nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 March 2019.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frênd/
Noun
frȅnd m anim (Cyrillic spelling фре̏нд, female equivalent frȅndica)
Declension
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