vrient

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch friund, from Proto-West Germanic *friund.

Noun

vrient m

1. friend
2. ally
3. relative

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: vriend, vrind
  • Afrikaans: vriend
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: frindi
  • Javindo: friend
  • Jersey Dutch: vrînt
  • Negerhollands: vriend, vrient
  • Petjo: pring (archaic)
• Limburgish: vröndj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

Adjective

vrient

1. friendly

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “vrient (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “vrient (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vrient (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vrient (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

vrient

1. neuter of vrien

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vrie

Adjective

vrient

1. neuter of vrien