Frönd
See also: frond
Central Franconian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friund, northern variant of friunt. The forms with -ö- (and Moselle Franconian -e-) imply a rather early shortening of the vowel.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editFrönd m (plural Frönn or Frönde, diminutive Fröndche)
Usage notes
edit- The plural Frönn is used in most of those southern Ripuarian dialects in which Frönd is the native form of the word. The plural Frönde is used in dialects that have replaced native Frönk with Frönd.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Hunsrik: froynt
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- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian masculine nouns
- Ripuarian Franconian
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