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frände

Pronunciation: /frɛnˈdɛ/

“frände” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a relative, a kinsman
  2. a person one has affinity with (in some sense), a mate

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).

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