frende

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Latin

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Verb

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frendē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of frendeō

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English frēond.

Noun

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frende

  1. Alternative form of frend

Etymology 2

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From the above noun.

Verb

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frende

  1. Alternative form of frenden

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish frænde, from Old Norse frændi.

Noun

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frende

  1. relative (archaic)
  2. in compounds: someone one shares something with

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frændi.

Noun

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frende m (definite singular frenden, indefinite plural frendar, definite plural frendane)

  1. (chiefly archaic) relative, especially a cousin
    Synonyms: skylding, ætting, slektning
    • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs], page 61:
      D’er godt hava Frendar; d’er betre hava Viner.
      It’s good to have relatives; it’s better to have friends.
    • 1901, Ivar Mortensson-Egnund, Varg i veum : soguspel fraa forntidi (900 - 1000) : fem vendingar og fyrispel, page 89:
      Døyr fe. / Døya frendar. / Døyr sjølv de same. []
      Cattle dies. / Friends die. / The self dies the same. []
  2. in compounds: someone one shares something with

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɾenˈde]
  • Hyphenation: fren‧de

Noun

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frende

  1. locative singular of fren