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-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz; equivalent to fre +‎ -ende.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /freːnd/
(from compounds) IPA^(key): /frɛnd/, /frind/

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

Descendants

English: friend (see there for further descendants)
Scots: freend, frende, freynd, freind
Yola: vriene, friend
→ Welsh: ffrind

References

“frẹ̄nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English friend.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /frênd/

Noun

frȅnd m (Cyrillic spelling фре̏нд, feminine frȅndica)

(slang, Croatia) male friend
Synonyms: prȉjatelj, drȗg, drùgār

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

Derived terms

frȅndica

References

“frend” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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