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See also: Frënd

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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frend (plural frendes or (Early ME) frend)

  1. A friend or compatriot; a close associate.
  2. A patron, philanthropist, or supporter.
  3. A family member; one of one's kin.
  4. A lover or mistress.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English friend.

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Noun

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frȅnd m (Cyrillic spelling фре̏нд, feminine frȅndica)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • frend”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024