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freónd

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,
Wright's OE grammar
§47; §104; §105; §140; §174; §175; §269; §285; §295; §299; §416; §417; §601;
A FRIEND; ămīcus
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  • Se feónd and se freónd

    the fiend and the friend,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1904
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    • El. 954: Exon. 43 a
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    • Th. 144, 33
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    • Gú. 687.
  • Mánfulra and synfulra freónd

    publicānōrum et peccātōrum amīcus,

    • Mt. Bos. 11, 19: Lk. Bos. 7, 34.
  • He wæs Godes freónd

    he was the friend of God,

    • Chr. 654
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    • Erl. 29, 12: 656
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    • Erl. 32, 28.
  • Se hláford ne scrífþ freónde ne feónde

    the lord regards not friend nor foe,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 25, 31
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    • Met. 25, 16: Exon. 105 b
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    • Th. 401, 23
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    • Rä. 21, 16.
  • Gif ðú áge freónd ǽnigne

    if thou have any friend,

    • Cd. 116
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    • Th. 150, 30
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    • Gen. 2499: 135
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    • Th. 170, 10
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    • Gen. 2811: Beo. Th. 2774
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    • B. 1385.
  • Hwylc eówer hæfþ sumne freónd

    quis vestrum habēbit amīcum?

    • Lk. Bos. 11. 5: Ps. Th. 90, 2.
  • Me ðǽr freóndas gefrunon

    friends discovered me there,

    • Rood Kmbl. 151
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    • Kr. 76.
  • Frýnd synd hie míne georne

    they are my zealous friends,

    • Cd. 15
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    • Th. 19, 7
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    • Gen. 287: Exon. 115 b
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    • Th. 443, 21
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    • Kl. 33.
  • Gé synd míne frýnd, gif gé dóþ ða þing, ðe ic eów bebeóde

    vos amīci mei estis, si fecĕrītis quæ ĕgo præcĭpio vōbis,

    • Jn. Bos. 15, 14: Ps. Spl. 37, 11: Ps. Th. 138, 15.
  • Ðǽr mótan freónd séman

    there the friends must arbitrate,

    • L. Ethb. 65
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    • Th. i. 18, 14: L. Eth. ix. 1
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    • Th. i. 340, 7.
  • He wæs freónda gefylled

    he was deprived of his friends,

    • Chr. 937
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    • Erl. 114, 7: Bt. 20
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    • Fox 72, 14.
  • Náh ic rícra feala freónda on foldan

    I have not many powerful friends on earth,

    • Rood Kmbl. 261
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    • Kr. 132: Apstls. Kmbl. 182
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    • Ap. 91: Andr. Kmbl. 1868
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    • An. 936: 2257
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    • An. 1130.
  • Hine his freóndum gecýðe

    let notice of him be given to his friends,

    • L. Alf. pol. 42
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    • Th. i. 90, 16.
  • Ðæt inwitspell Abraham sægde freóndum sínum

    Abram told that tale of woe to his friends,

    • Cd. 94
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    • Th. 122, 11
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    • Gen. 2025: 79
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    • Th. 97, 12
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    • Gen. 1611.
  • Se hundrédman sende hys frýnd to him

    mīsit ad eum centŭrio amīcos,

    • Lk. Bos. 7, 6: 15, 6, 9: Ps. Th. 87, 18.
  • Heorot innan wæs freóndum afylled

    Heorot within was filled with friends,

    • Beo. Th. 2040
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    • B. 1018: 2256
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    • B. 1126.
Etymology
[
Wyc. frendesse a female friend
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Laym. freond
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Orm. freond, frend
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Scot. frend a relation
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Plat. frund, fründ, m
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O. Sax. friund, m. a friend, relation
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Frs. frjuen
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O. Frs. friond, friund, m
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Dut. vriend, vrind, m
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Ger. freund, m
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M. H. Ger. vriunt, m
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O. H. Ger. friunt, friónt, friant, m
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Goth. friyonds, m. a friend; friyondi. f. a female friend
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Dan. frende, frænde, m. f. a cousin, kinsman
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Swed. frände, m. a relation
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Icel. frændi, m. a kinsman.
]
Derived forms
weoruld-freónd
Similar entries
v. freógan, freón II. to honour, like, love]
Linked entries
v.  ge-frýnd frénd friénd friónd.
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