vrient
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch friund, from Proto-West Germanic *friund.
Noun
vrient m
- friend
- ally
- relative
Inflection
Declension of vrient
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vrient | vriende, vrienden, vrient |
| accusative | vrient | vriende, vrienden, vrient |
| genitive | vriends, vrients | vriende, vrienden |
| dative | vriende, vrient | 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
- friendly
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “vrient (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “vrient (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vrient (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vrient (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
vrient
- neuter of vrien
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- vrie
Adjective
vrient
- neuter of vrien