Freind
See also: freind
East Central German edit
Etymology edit
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Freind m (plural1 Freind, plural2 Freinde)
- (Erzgebirgisch) friend
- Mei Freind, dr Kurt, hot aah esu gedocht.
- My friend, Kurt, thought the same way.
- Seine Freind warn gedes Gahr gespannt, wos Neies wieder of'n Barg kumme wür.
- Every year, his friends were eager to see what new things would happen on the mountain.
Further reading edit
- https://www.breitenbrunn-erzgebirge.de/de/datei/anzeigen/id/7789,8,1/2018_21_10_24.pdf P. 6
- Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 131
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Central Franconian Frönd, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“lover, friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *prēy-, *prāy- (“to like, love”).
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Freind m (plural Freind)
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Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Rhine Franconian, from Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt.
Compare to German Freund, Dutch vriend, English friend.
Noun edit
Freind m (plural Freind)