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East Central German
Etymology
Cognate with German Freund.
Noun
Freind m (plural1 Freind, plural2 Freinde)
- (Erzgebirgisch) friend
Mei Freind, dr Kurt, hot aah esu gedocht.- My friend, Kurt, thought the same way.
Seine Freind warn gedes Gahr gespannt, wos Neies wieder of'n Barg kumme wür.- Every year, his friends were eager to see what new things would happen on the mountain.
Further reading
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Central Franconian Frönd, 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.
Mostly displaced by Amigo outside of set phrases.
Pronunciation
Noun
Freind m (plural Freind, feminine Freindin)
- (dated) friend
- Synonym: Amigo
- Antonym: Feind
Derived terms
References
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Freind”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 59, column 2
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Inherited from Rhine Franconian, from Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt.
Cognate with German Freund, Dutch vriend, English friend.
Noun
Freind m (plural Freind)
- friend