onvrede

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onvrēde, from Old Dutch *unfrithu, from Proto-West Germanic *unfriþu, from Proto-Germanic *unfriþuz. By surface analysis, on- +‎ vrede.

Compare to English fray ("conflict, quarrel, heated argument,") which derives by aphesis from affray—an Old French loan—ultimately equivalent to a compound of French é- ("out, away from, de-") + Frankish *friþu (“peace, sanctuary”), thus an equivalent formation to Old English unfriþ or to onvrede.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: on‧vre‧de

Noun

onvrede f (uncountable)

  1. displeasure, unease
  2. quarrel

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: onvred, onvrede

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