Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fiende m ‎(definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiender, definite plural fiendene)

1. an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)

References

• “fiende” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá ‎(“hate”). For comparisons see above.

Noun

fiende m ‎(definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiendar, definite plural fiendane)

1. an enemy (as above)

References

• “fiende” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian finda, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. More at find.

Verb

fiende

1. to find

Derived terms

• befiende
• foarfiende
• oufiende
• truchfiende
• uutfiende

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá ‎(“hate”). Compare Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.

Pronunciation

Noun

fiende c

1. enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)

Declension

Related terms

• fientlig
• fientligt