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frændi

frændi

Faroese

Noun

frændi m (genitive singular frænda, plural frændur)

  1. relative
  2. friend

Declension

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)

Synonyms

  • skyldfólk, næstingur (relative, kin)
  • vinur (friend)

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See also


Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfraintɪ]
    Rhymes: -aintɪ

Noun

frændi m (genitive singular frænda, nominative plural frændur)

  1. a male relative excluding brothers and direct ancestors or descendants; a (male) cousin, uncle, nephew, etc.
  2. (archaic) any male relative

Declension

Related terms


Old Norse

Etymology

From frjándi, present participle of frjá (to love), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (see also fjándi (enemy)). Compare Old Saxon friund (Dutch Low Saxon vrind, German Low German Fründ), Old English frēond (Modern English friend), Old Frisian friōnd, friūnd (Albanian freon), Old High German friunt (German Freund > German Blutsfreund), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds, friend).

Noun

frændi m

  1. a friend
  2. a (usu. male) relative

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: frende m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frende m
  • Swedish: frände c

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