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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse frændi, fríandi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. Compare Luxembourgish Frënd, Dutch vriend, Low German Fründ, West Frisian freon, English friend, Danish frænde, German Freund, Norwegian frende, Faroese frændi, Icelandic frændi, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds).
Pronunciation
Noun
frände c
- (archaic) a relative
- a kinsman
- (figuratively, usually in compounds) a person one has affinity with (in some sense)
Declension
Coordinate terms
- fränka (“kinswoman; female relative”)
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