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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

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Noun

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frændi m (genitive singular frænda, plural frændur)

  1. relative
  2. friend

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m5-frændi singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative frændi frændin frændur frændurnir
accusative frænda frændan frændur frændurnar
dative frænda frændanum frændum frændunum
genitive frænda frændans frænda frændanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

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Noun

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frændi m (genitive singular frænda, nominative plural frændur)

  1. kinsman, male relative (excluding brothers and direct ancestors or descendants), especially:
    1. an uncle
      Synonyms: (paternal) föðurbróðir m, (maternal) móðurbróðir m
    2. a male cousin
      Synonyms: (paternal) bræðrungur m, (maternal) systrungur m
    3. a nephew
      Near-synonyms: tvímenningur m (nephew or niece), bræðrasynir m pl (fraternal nephews), systrasynir m pl (sororal nephews)

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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frændi m (genitive frænda, plural frændr)

  1. a friend
    • Hávamál, verse 76
      Deyr fé, / deyja frændr,
      deyr sjalfr it sama. []
      Cattle dies, / friends die,
      the self dies the same. []
  2. a relative, usually male

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: frændi
  • Faroese: frændi
  • Norn: frend
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frende
  • Old Swedish: frænde
  • Danish: frænde

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