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Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English frēondliċ, from Proto-West Germanic *friundlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz; equivalent to frend + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]frendly (plural and weak singular frendlie, comparative frendlyer, superlative frendlieste)
- Friendly, amicable; acting like a friend.
- Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
- Good, advantageous, useful; having utility.
- (rare) Having a good relationship with someone.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “frẹ̄̆ndlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-18.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old English frēondliċe; equivalent to frend + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Alternative forms
[edit]- freendly, frendely, frendelich
- (early) freondliche, freondlice
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]frendly
Descendants
[edit]- English: friendly (archaic)
References
[edit]- “frẹ̄̆ndlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-18.
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