feend

Middle English

Alternative forms

fend, feind, feond, find, fiend, fond, fund, fynd, feont, feynt, vend, veond, viend

Etymology

From Old English fēond, in turn from Proto-Germanic *fijandz. Cognate to German Feind and Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fijands).

Pronunciation

(early ME) IPA^(key): /føːnd/
IPA^(key): /feːnd/

Noun

feend (plural feendes)

A enemy, foe or fiend.
Satan, the Devil.
A demon, devil, or evil spirit, especially one that possesses people.
A monster.

Related terms

feendly
feendy

Descendants

English: fiend, fend

References

“fẹ̄nd (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-01-10.

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