frændi
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfrændi m (genitive singular frænda, plural frændur)
Declension
editm5-frændi | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | frændi | frændin | frændur | frændurnir |
accusative | frænda | frændan | frændur | frændurnar |
dative | frænda | frændanum | frændum | frændunum |
genitive | frænda | frændans | frænda | frændanna |
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editSee also
editIcelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfrændi m (genitive singular frænda, nominative plural frændur)
- kinsman, male relative (excluding brothers and direct ancestors or descendants), especially:
- an uncle
- Synonyms: (paternal) föðurbróðir m, (maternal) móðurbróðir m
- a male cousin
- Synonyms: (paternal) bræðrungur m, (maternal) systrungur m
- a nephew
- Near-synonyms: tvímenningur m (“nephew or niece”), bræðrasynir m pl (“fraternal nephews”), systrasynir m pl (“sororal nephews”)
- an uncle
Declension
editRelated terms
editOld Norse
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editfrændi m (genitive frænda, plural frændr)
- a friend
- Hávamál, verse 76
- Deyr fé, / deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama. […]- Cattle dies, / friends die,
the self dies the same. […]
- Cattle dies, / friends die,
- Hávamál, verse 76
- a relative, usually male
Declension
edit Declension of frændi (strong nd-stem)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Icelandic: frændi
- Faroese: frændi
- Norn: frend
- Norwegian Nynorsk: frende
- Old Swedish: frænde
- Swedish: frände
- Danish: frænde
- Norwegian Bokmål: frende
References
edit- J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary")
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “friend”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Categories:
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/antɪ
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aintɪ
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- is:Family
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse terms with quotations
- Old Norse nd-stem nouns
- non:Family