vrien
Middle Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Dutch *frīon, from Proto-West Germanic *frijōn (“to love”).
Verb edit
vriën
Inflection edit
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Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From vri.
Verb edit
vriën
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “vriën (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “vriën (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vriën (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page vriën
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vriën (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page vriën
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the past participle of vri.
Adjective edit
vrien (masculine and feminine vrien, neuter vrient, definite singular and plural vriene, comparative vrienere, indefinite superlative vrienest, definite superlative vrieneste)
- difficult
- intransigent, unreasonable
- Synonyms: stri, sta, umedgjørlig
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
vrien m
References edit
- “vrien” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the past participle of vri. Doublet of vriden.
Adjective edit
vrien (neuter vrie or vrient, definite singular and plural vrine, comparative vrinare, indefinite superlative vrinast, definite superlative vrinaste)
- difficult
- intransigent, unreasonable
- Synonyms: stri, sta, umedgjerleg
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
vrien m
References edit
- “vrien” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.