fiand
Gothic
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- fīond, fīoud
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fijandz, originally a present participle of *fijāną (“to hate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiː.ɑnd/
Noun
fīand m
- enemy
- Uuesat iu so uuara uuiðar thiu, uuið iro fēcneon dādiun, sō man uuiðar fīundun scal(Heliand, verse 1883)
- Be careful against them, against their dreadful actions, just like one must be (careful) against his enemies
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