frændi

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

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Noun[edit]

frændi m (genitive singular frænda, plural frændur)

  1. relative
  2. friend

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m5 (frændi) Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative frændi frændin frændur frændurnir
Accusative frænda frændan frændur frændurnar
Dative frænda frændanum frændum frændunum
Genitive frænda (frændans) frænda (frændanna)

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

frændi m (genitive singular frænda, nominative plural frændur)

  1. a male relative excluding brothers and direct ancestors or descendants; a (male) cousin, uncle, nephew, etc.
  2. any male relative

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From frjándi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz, present participle of *frijōną (to love), ancestor of frjá, (see also fjándi (enemy)).

Compare Old Saxon friund ( > Dutch Low Saxon vrind and German Low German Fründ), Old English frēond ( > English friend), Old Frisian friōnd, friūnd ( > West Frisian freon), Old High German friunt ( > German Freund), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds, friend).

Noun[edit]

frændi m (genitive frænda, plural frændr)

  1. a friend
    • Hávamál, verse 76
      Deyr fé, / deyja frændr,
      deyr sjalfr it sama. []
      Cattle dies, / friends die,
      the self dies the same. []
  2. a relative, usually male

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  • Icelandic: frændi
  • Faroese: frændi
  • Norn: frend
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frende
  • Old Swedish: frænde
  • Danish: frænde

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