frend
See also: Frënd
Middle English
Alternative forms
- frende, freond, friend, vrend, freend, frond, frund, freind, freynde, vryend, frind
Etymology
From Old English frēond, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz; equivalent to fre + -ende.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /freːnd/
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.
- (rare) A lover or mistress.
Derived terms
- frenden
- frenderede
- frendful
- frendles
- frendly
- frendman
- frendschip
- onfrend
- unfrendly
Descendants
- English: friend (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: freend, frende, freynd, freind
- Yola: vriene
References
- “frẹ̄nd, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English friend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frênd/
Noun
frȅnd m (Cyrillic spelling фре̏нд)
- (slang, Croatia) friend
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 |
Synonyms
- (friend): prȉjatelj, drȗg, drùgār
Derived terms
- frȅndica
References
- “frend” in Hrvatski jezični portal