frände

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse frændi, fríandi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. Compare Luxembourgish Frënd, Dutch vriend, Low German Fründ, West Frisian freon, English friend, Danish frænde, German Freund, Norwegian frende, Faroese frændi, Icelandic frændi, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɛnˈdɛ/

Noun

frände c

1. (archaic) a relative
   1. a kinsman
2. (figuratively, usually in compounds) a person one has affinity with (in some sense)

Declension

Declension of frände

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	frände	frändes
	definite	fränden	frändens
plural	indefinite	fränder	fränders
	definite	fränderna	frändernas

Coordinate terms

• fränka (“kinswoman; female relative”)

Derived terms

• meningsfrände
• själsfrände
• åsiktsfrände

References

• frände in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• frände in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• frände in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• färden