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Central Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz, from *frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, from *preyH- + *-ós. The forms with -ö- (and Moselle Franconian -e-) imply a rather early shortening of the vowel.
Pronunciation
Noun
Frönd m (plural Frönn or Frönde, diminutive Fröndche)
- (many dialects of Ripuarian) friend
Hä es ene jode Frönd vo’ mir.- He’s a good friend of mine.
Usage notes
- The plural Frönn is used in most of those southern Ripuarian dialects in which Frönd is the native form of the word. The plural Frönde is used in dialects that have replaced native Frönk with Frönd.
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