Frændi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - frændi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "frændi" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

frændi: frændi, m. (eg. for fríandi, frjándi, Præs.Part. af frjá) 1) Ven (ligesom got.frionds, ght. friunt Graff III, 784;mht. vriunt Mhd. Wb. III, 411 a45 fgg;nht. freund DWb. IV, 1, 1, 162; gsax. friund, ags. freond, fris. friond) þitskolot deila kníf ok kjötstykki ok allaluti ykkar í milli sem frændr en eigifjándr Grg. I, 2068; jvf Heið. 33 (3808). 2) Frænde, Slægt (fordi Frænder i paa-kommende Tilfælde altid skulde staa paasamme Side og antage sig hinandens Sag; som mht. friunt Mhd. Wb. III,411 b37 fgg; jvf DWb. IV, 1, 1, 16242 fgg;Oesterreich. Weisthümer IV, 589 a5 fgg;gsax. friund). Hm. 68. 75; Jómsv. 6712. 18. 21;Grg. I, 22912; yðrir fyrri frændr dvs.eders Forfædre, Fm. I, 2825 (jvf Flat. I, 28433; hvor fjándr er urigtigt for frændr); ganga fram til frænda sínnadvs. dø, Fm. XI, 42218 (jvf Stj. 139se under folk 4); mods. mágr: komofirir oss á almennilegha stæmfno Lind-æiminghar, Hæmboar, mykill fiolðeþeiria frænða ok magha af einni halfw,en af annare halfw Þórðr á Laduuælli,Erlingr í Haukauik, synir þeiria ok fiolðeannara frænða ok magha þeiria Hauk-uikinga DN. II, 2267; jvf Mhd. Wb.III, 411 b44; DWb. IV, 1, 1, 16269.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᛅᚿᚦᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

eg.: egentlig.

got.: gotisk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Part.: Participium.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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