fiende

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

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)

• erkefiende
• fiendsk
• folkefiende

• “fiende” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (“hate”). Akin to English fiend.

• IPA^(key): /²fiːɛndə/, /²fiːɛnə/

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

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

• erkefiende
• fiendsk
• fiendtleg
• folkefiende

• “fiende” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

fiende

1. to find

• befiende
• foarfiende
• oufiende
• truchfiende
• uutfiende

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.

• IPA^(key): /²fiːˌɛndɛ/

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fiende c

1. an enemy (person, etc., opposed to oneself)

   De är bittra fiender

   They are bitter enemies

   I många spel finns det fiender man måste döda genom att skjuta på dom

   In many games there are enemies you have to kill by shooting at them

• fientlig
• lede fi

• ovän

• fiende in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fiende in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)