friund

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

Compare Old Frisian friōnd, friūnd, Old English frēond, Old High German friunt, Old Norse frændi, frjándi, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /friu̯nd/, [friy̯nd]

Noun

friund f

1. friend

Declension

Declension of friund (nd-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	friund	friund
accusative	friund	friund
genitive	friundes	friundō
dative	friunde	friundum
instrumental	—	—

Declension of friund (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	friund	friundos
accusative	friund	friundos
genitive	friundes	friundō
dative	friunde	friundum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: vrint, vrünt, vrent
  • German Low German: Fründ, Frund, Frönd
  • Plautdietsch: Frint
  • → Old Swedish: frynt
    • Swedish: frynt (obsolete)