Fründ

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund.

Cognate with German Freund, Dutch vriend, English friend, Icelandic frændi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frynd/

Noun

Fründ m (plural Fründe)

  1. friend
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Isch ä guete Fründ vo mir.
      He's a good friend of mine.

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German vrint, from Old Saxon friund.

Cognate with Dutch vriend, German Freund, English friend, Icelandic frændi.

Noun

Fründ m (plural Frünn or Frünnen, feminine Fründin)

  1. friend, buddy, pal
  2. boyfriend
  3. relative

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • Feend m, Fiend m

Derived terms

  • befründt
  • befrünnen (Fründ mit een warrn)
  • fründ (Ik bün fründ mit em, he is mien Unkel.)
  • fründjen
  • fründlich
  • Fründlichkeit f
  • Fründschop f, Fründschap f

References

  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian friōnd, friūnd, from Proto-West Germanic *friund.

Cognate with English friend, Dutch vriend, German Freund, Icelandic frændi.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /frʏnd/

Noun

Fründ m

  1. friend
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