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fiende

Pronunciation: /²fiːˌɛndɛ/

“fiende” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

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

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.

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