frende

Latin

Verb

frendē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of frendeō

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English frēond.

Noun

frende

1. alternative form of frend

Etymology 2

From the above noun.

Verb

frende

1. alternative form of frenden

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish frænde, from Old Norse frændi.

Noun

frende

1. relative (archaic)
2. in compounds: someone one shares something with

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse frændi.

Noun

frende m (definite singular frenden, indefinite plural frendar, definite plural frendane)

1. (chiefly archaic) relative, especially a cousin

   Synonyms: skylding, ætting, slektning

   • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs], Christiania: Werner, →OCLC, page 61:

     D’er godt hava Frendar; d’er betre hava Viner.

     It’s good to have relatives; it’s better to have friends.

   • 1901, Ivar Mortensson-Egnund, Varg i veum : soguspel fraa forntidi (900 - 1000) : fem vendingar og fyrispel, page 89:

     Døyr fe. / Døya frendar. / Døyr sjølv de same. […]

     Cattle dies. / Friends die. / The self dies the same. […]

2. in compounds: someone one shares something with

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɾenˈde]
• Hyphenation: fren‧de

Noun

frende

1. locative singular of fren