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unbefriended

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English befriended English unbefriended From un- + befriended.

  1. derived from *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English befriended English unbefriended From un- + befriended✻
  2. derived from *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider✻
  3. derived from *h₁epider✻
  4. derived from *h₁epsder✻
  5. derived from *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der✻

Definitions

  1. Not befriended

    Not befriended; lacking friends.

    • I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delane's dinner.
    • But the Lord of Men allowed me to behold an ancient sword shining on the wall - for he often helps the unbefriended - a weapon made for giants, there for the wielding.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA