frend

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === frende, friend, vrend, freend, frond, frund, freind, freynde, vryend, frind freond (early or Western) froend (Herebert) === Etymology === From Old English frēond, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz; equivalent to fre +‎ -ende. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /freːnd/ (from compounds) IPA(key): /frɛnd/, /frind/ === Noun === frend (plural frendes or (Early ME) frend) A friend or compatriot; a close associate. A patron, philanthropist, or supporter. A family member; one of one's kin. A lover or mistress. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: friend (see there for further descendants) Scots: freend, frende, freynd, freind Yola: vriene, friend → Welsh: ffrind ==== References ==== “frẹ̄nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 March 2019. == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English friend. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /frênd/ === Noun === frȅnd m anim (Cyrillic spelling фре̏нд, female equivalent frȅndica) (slang, Croatia) male friend Synonyms: prȉjatelj, drȗg, drùgār ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== frȅndica === References === “frend”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026