fiand

Gothic

Romanization

fiand

Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

fiond, fiund

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fijandz, originally a present participle of *fijaną (“to hate”). Cognate with Old English fēond (English fiend), Old Frisian fīand (West Frisian fijân), Old High German fīant, German Feind, Low German Feend, Dutch vijand, Old Norse fjándi (Danish fjende, Swedish fiende, Icelandic fjandi), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fijands).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiːɑnd/

Noun

fīand m

enemy
- Uuesat iu so uuara uuiðar thiu, uuið iro fēcneon dādiun, sō man uuiðar fīundun scal
  Be careful against them, against their dreadful actions, just like one must be (careful) against his enemies
  (Heliand, verse 1883)

Declension

Declension of fīand (nd-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	fīand	fīand
accusative	fīand	fīand
genitive	fīandes	fīandō
dative	fīande	fīandum
instrumental	—	—

Declension of fīand (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	fīand	fīandos
accusative	fīand	fīandos
genitive	fīandes	fīandō
dative	fīande	fīandum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

Middle Low German: vīent, vīant, vīen, vigent, vigen, vīnt, vīend, fīent
- Low German: Feend