freond

Middle English

Noun

freond

1. Alternative form of frend

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz, originally a present participle of the weak verb *frijōną (“to love, to free”) (Old English frēoġan), from Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- ‘like, love’. Corresponding to frēoġan +‎ -nd.

Cognate with Old Frisian friūnd, Old Saxon friund, Old High German friunt, Old Norse frændi, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fre͜oːnd/

Noun

frēond m

1. friend
2. (rare) lover

Usage notes

• In Late Old English, the dative singular is often frēonde and the nominative/accusative plural is often frēondas.

Declension

Declension of frēond (strong nd-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	frēond	frīend
accusative	frēond	frīend
genitive	frēondes	frēonda
dative	frīend	frēondum

Synonyms

• (lover): lufiend
• wine (poetic)

Antonyms

• fēond

Derived terms

• frēondlēas
• frēondlīċ
• frēondsċipe
• frīend wyrċan
• ġefrīend

Descendants

• Middle English: frend, frende, freond, friend, vrend, freend, frond, frund, freind, freynde, vryend, frind
  • English: friend (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: freend, frende, freynd, freind
  • Yola: vriene, friend
  • → Welsh: ffrind

See also

• cūþ (“acquaintance”)