frend

See also: Frënd

Middle English

Alternative forms

• frende, friend, vrend, freend, frond, frund, freind, freynde, vryend, frind
• freond (early or Western)
• froend (Herebert)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Declension

Declension of frend

	singular	plural
(nominative/accusative)	frend	frendes, frenden
genitive	frendes	frendes, frendene
dative	—	—

Derived terms

• frenden
• frendful
• frendles
• frendly
• frendman
• frendrede
• frendschipe
• onfrend
• unfrendly

Descendants

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

References

• “frẹ̄nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 March 2019.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English friend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frênd/

Noun

frȅnd m anim (Cyrillic spelling фре̏нд, female equivalent frȅndica)

1. (slang, Croatia) male friend

   Synonyms: prȉjatelj, drȗg, drùgār

Declension

Declension of frend

	singular	plural
nominative	frȅnd	frȅndovi
genitive	frȅnda	frȅndōvā
dative	frȅndu	frȅndovima
accusative	frȅnda	frȅndove
vocative	frȅnde	frȅndovi
locative	frȅndu	frȅndovima
instrumental	frȅndom	frȅndovima

Derived terms

• frȅndica

References

• “frend”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026