Definitions
A person you like and trust
Word origin
From Middle English freend, frend, frende, freynde, friend, frind, frond, frund, vrend, vryend, from Old English frēond, frīond (“friend”, literally “loving [one], lover”), from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“friend, loved one”), from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to please; to love”), roughly equivalent to free + -nd. See also Friday.
Used in a sentence
“The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.”
“...if you consider any man a friend whom you do not trust as you trust yourself, you are mightily mistaken and you do not sufficiently understand what true friendship means.”
“...you are my devoted friend too. You do more and work harder and oh shit I'd get maudlin about how damned swell you are. My god I'd like to see you... You're a hell of a good guy.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“Buddy”6 letters
02“Close ally”6 letters
03“Companion you trust”6 letters
04“Trusted companion”6 letters
05“Person you like well”6 letters
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