frendly

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English frēondliċ, from Proto-West Germanic *friundlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz; equivalent to frend +‎ -ly (adjectival suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== freendly, frendely, frendlich, freendlich, frendeliche ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfreːndliː/, /ˈfrɛndliː/, /ˈfreːndliːtʃ/ ==== Adjective ==== frendly (plural and weak singular frendlie, comparative frendlyer, superlative frendlieste) Friendly, amicable; acting like a friend. Inviting, characteristic of friendliness. Good, advantageous, useful; having utility. (rare) Having a good relationship with someone. ===== Descendants ===== English: friendly Scots: freendly ===== References ===== “frẹ̄̆ndlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 March 2019. === Etymology 2 === From Old English frēondliċe; equivalent to frend +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== freendly, frendely, frendelich (early) freondliche, freondlice ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfreːndliː/, /ˈfrɛndliː/, /ˈfreːndliːtʃ(ə)/ ==== Adverb ==== frendly friendlily ===== Descendants ===== English: friendly (archaic) ===== References ===== “frẹ̄̆ndlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 March 2019.