frendschip

• frendeschepe, frendschipe, frendship, frendshipe, frenschip, frenshepe (frenschepe)
• ffrenschip, frenchyp, frendeschip, frendshepe, frendshipp, frenship, frenshipe, frenshippe (Late Middle English)
• freondscipe, freondschipe, freonscipe, freontschipe, fronsipe (early West Midlands)

Inherited from Old English frēondsċipe; equivalent to frend +‎ -schipe.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɛn(d)ʃip(ə)/, /ˈfreː-/
• IPA^(key): /ˈvrœn(d)ʃip(ə)/, /ˈvrøː-/ (south West Midlands)

frendschip (uncountable)

1. A friendship; a friendly relationship or the state of being friends or comrades.
2. Friendly behaviour or a positive attitude from one's superiors.
3. A pact, agreement or entente between two parties.
4. A beneficial or useful action; aid or benefit.
5. A group or band of companions, or friends.
6. (rare) Friendly behaviour, mood, or actions.
7. (rare) Sexual relations.

• English: friendship
• Scots: friendship

• “frẹ̄̆ndship(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 March 2019.