frændi

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfrantɪ/ Rhymes: -antɪ === Noun === frændi m (genitive singular frænda, plural frændur) relative friend ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== skyldfólk, næstingur (relative, kin) vinur (friend) ==== Antonyms ==== óvinur fíggindi === See also === bóndi == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfraintɪ] Rhymes: -aintɪ === Noun === frændi m (genitive singular frænda, nominative plural frændur) kinsman, male relative (excluding brothers and direct ancestors or descendants), especially: an uncle Synonyms: (paternal) föðurbróðir m, (maternal) móðurbróðir m a male cousin Synonyms: (paternal) bræðrungur m, (maternal) systrungur m a nephew Near-synonyms: tvímenningur m (“nephew or niece”), bræðrasynir m pl (“fraternal nephews”), systrasynir m pl (“sororal nephews”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== frænka (“kinswoman”) frændsemi (“kinship”) == Old Norse == === Etymology === 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 === frændi m (genitive frænda, plural frændr) a friend Hávamál, verse 76 a relative, usually male ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== vinr slekt, ætt ==== Derived terms ==== frænka, frenka frændkona frændsemi ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: frændi Faroese: frændi Norn: frend Norwegian Nynorsk: frende Old Swedish: frænde Swedish: frände Danish: frænde Norwegian Bokmål: frende ==== Further reading ==== J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary") Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “friend”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.