Faroese

Noun

frændi m (genitive singular frænda, plural frændur)

1. relative
2. friend

Declension

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• óvinur
• fíggindi

See also

• bóndi

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

• frænka
• frændsemi

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

Synonyms

• vinur
• slekt, ætt

Derived terms

• frænka, frenka
• frændkona
• frændsemi

Descendants

References

• 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")
• Old Norse language: Wordlist
• Online Etymology Dictionary