feond
Middle English
Noun
feond
- alternative form of fend
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, originally a present participle of *fijāną (“to hate”). Corresponds to fēoġan + -end.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe͜oːnd/
Noun
fēond m
- enemy, foe
- 10th century, The Seafarer:
- Forþon þæt eorla ġehwām, æftercweþendra lof lifgendra lāstworda betst. Þæt hē ġewyrċe, ǣr hē on weġ sċyle, fremman on foldan wið fēonda nīþ, dēorum dǣdum dēofle tōġēanes, þæt hine ælda bearn æfter herġen, ond his lof siþþan lifġe mid englum āwa tō ealdre, ēċan līfes blǣd, drēam mid dugeþum.
- Thus, for every man, the praise of the after-speakers is the best of the living ones' reputations. That he would make it well, before he should set off on the way, to further on Earth against foes' hate, by bold deeds against the Devil, that they would afterwards praise his child of men, and his honor since would live among the angels for ever and ever, blessedness, bliss with glees of the everlasting life.
Declension
Strong consonant stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fēond | fīend |
| accusative | fēond | fīend |
| genitive | fēondes | fēonda |
| dative | fīend | fēondum |
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fēond | fēondas |
| accusative | fēond | fēondas |
| genitive | fēondes | fēonda |
| dative | fēonde | fēondum |