frend
See also: Frënd
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English frēond, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz; equivalent to fre + -ende.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Descendants edit
- English: friend (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: freend, frende, freynd, freind
- Yola: vriene, friend
- → Welsh: ffrind
References edit
- “frẹ̄nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
frȅnd m (Cyrillic spelling фре̏нд, feminine frȅndica)
Declension edit
Declension of frend
singular | plural | |
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nominative | frȅnd | frȅndovi |
genitive | frȅnda | frȅndōvā |
dative | frȅndu | frȅndovima |
accusative | frȅnda | frȅndove |
vocative | frȅnde | frȅndovi |
locative | frȅndu | frȅndovima |
instrumental | frȅndom | frȅndovima |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “frend” in Hrvatski jezični portal