frende

frendē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of frendeō

From Old English frēond.

frende

1. Alternative form of frend

From the above noun.

frende

1. Alternative form of frenden

From Danish frænde, from Old Norse frændi.

frende

1. relative (archaic)
2. in compounds: someone one shares something with

From Old Norse frændi.

frende m (definite singular frenden, indefinite plural frendar, definite plural frendane)

1. (chiefly archaic) relative, especially a cousin

   Synonyms: skylding, ætting, slektning

   • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs], page 61:

     D’er godt hava Frendar; d’er betre hava Viner.

     It’s good to have relatives; it’s better to have friends.

   • 1901, Ivar Mortensson-Egnund, Varg i veum : soguspel fraa forntidi (900 - 1000) : fem vendingar og fyrispel, page 89:

     Døyr fe. / Døya frendar. / Døyr sjølv de same. […]

     Cattle dies. / Friends die. / The self dies the same.

2. in compounds: someone one shares something with

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: fren‧de

frende

1. locative singular of fren