vrient

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund.

Noun

vrient m

  1. friend
  2. ally
  3. relative
Inflection
Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative vrient vriende
accusative vrient vriende
genitive vrients vriende
dative vriende vrienden
Descendants
  • Dutch: vriend, vrind
    • Afrikaans: vriend
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: frindi
    • Javindo: friend
    • Jersey Dutch: vrînt
    • Negerhollands: vriend, vrient
    • Petjo: pring (archaic)
  • Limburgish: vröndj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

Adjective

vrient

  1. friendly
Inflection
Adjective
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative indefinite vrient vriende vrient vriende
definite vriende vriende
accusative indefinite vrienden vriende vrient vriende
definite vriende
genitive indefinite vrients vriender vrients vriender
definite vrients, vrienden vrients, vrienden
dative vrienden vriender vrienden vrienden

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

vrient

  1. neuter of vrien

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Adjective

vrient

  1. neuter of vrien