Freind

See also: freind

East Central German

Etymology

Cognate with German Freund.

Noun

Freind m (plural1 Freind, plural2 Freinde)

1. (Erzgebirgisch) friend

   Mei Freind, dr Kurt, hot aah esu gedocht.

   My friend, Kurt, thought the same way.

   Seine Freind warn gedes Gahr gespannt, wos Neies wieder of'n Barg kumme wür.

   Every year, his friends were eager to see what new things would happen on the mountain.

Further reading

• https://www.breitenbrunn-erzgebirge.de/de/datei/anzeigen/id/7789,8,1/2018_21_10_24.pdf P. 6
• Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 131

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian Frönd, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“lover, friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *prēy-, *prāy- (“to like, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fraɪ̯nt/

Noun

Freind m (plural Freind)

1. friend

Synonyms

• Amigo

Antonyms

• Feind

Derived terms

• freindlich
• Freindschaft

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Inherited from Rhine Franconian, from Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt.

Cognate with German Freund, Dutch vriend, English friend.

Noun

Freind m (plural Freind)

1. friend