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N (masc)

a friend

Source: Ringe 2014:333, https://bosworthtoller.com/35887
originates from
PNWGmc *winiz "friend" (winiz > wini > wine) through pnwgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:333)
PGmc *weni- "friend" (oe-unstressed-vowel-merger) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:579)