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• ġefrīnd — Early West Saxon
• ġefrȳnd — Late West Saxon
• ġefrīond — Anglian, Kentish
  • ġefrēond — Mercian

ġe- +‎ frīend

• IPA^(key): /jeˈfri͜yːnd/

ġefrīend m pl

1. friends
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 23:12

     And on þām dæġe wurdon Hērōdēs and Pīlātus ġefrȳnd. Sōðlīċe hīġ wǣron ǣr ġefȳnd him betwēonan.

     That day, Herod and Pilate became friends. Now, before, they had been enemies.

• Describes people who are friends with each other.

Strong nd-stem:

• ġefīend