But the lassie's weel aneugh, though she were nae freend o' mine.
And yet, if sic a thing were to happen, I would rather come here, than gang to ony freend I hae.
When he, that for my beste freend I wende, Ret me to love, and sholde it me defende?
God woot, that he it grauntede anon-right, To been hir fulle freend with al his might.
To telle in short, with-outen wordes mo, 1405 Quod Pandarus, 'I pray yow that ye be Freend to a cause which that toucheth me.
And sithen thende is every tales strengthe, 260 And this matere is so bihovely, What sholde I peynte or drawen it on lengthe To yow, that been my freend so feithfully?
But certeyn is, er Troilus him leyde, Deiphebus had him prayed, over night, To been a freend and helping to Criseyde.
Dinna show yoursel aff to your American freend for a greater man than ye are, Patie.
Cilon the familiar freend of Aristimus [error for Aristotimus] which excyte all good dispositions to aspyre vnto houour [error for honour] to atchieue and conquere newe kingdoms as thy father did.
To telle in short, with-outen wordes mo, 1405 Quod Pandarus, `I pray yow that ye be Freend to a cause which that toucheth me.
But are we not told to change not a freend for the gold of Ophir?
The hail o' Broughton rings with the report that I betrayed my freend to secure your affections, and that I am unworthy o' them, as being a follower o' unlawful loves.
Havin reduced him to this condition, his freend proposed that they should be movin, when they both got up for that purpose.
I never say yea when I mean nay; neither do I stand aboot tellin' a freend his fauts when ony gude can come o' it.
I am sure that I, for ane, need a strang freend to flee to when doots and fears get hold o' me.
And I feel the need o' sic a freend mair than ye think, Jeannie," said Rab.
I ken it is hard to bear; but neither yoursel nor the bairns will want for a freend while it is in the power o' Wullie Murdoch to help you.
And gladder oghte his freend ben of his deeth, Whan with honour up-yolden is his breeth, Than whan his name apalled is for age; For al forgeten is his vasselage.
And whan thou hast for-goon thy freend, do diligence to gete another freend; and this is more wysdom than for to wepe for thy freend which that thou hast lorn; for ther-inne is no bote.
He seith also, that "he that speketh to his freend wordes of swetnesse and of plesaunce, setteth a net biforn his feet to cacche him.
His lustes were al lawe in his decree, For fortune as his freend him wolde obeye.
Of Ire comen thise stinkinge engendrures: first hate, that is old wratthe; discord, thurgh which a man forsaketh his olde freend that he hath loved ful longe.
For Iesus Syrak seith: "neither to thy foo ne to thy freend discovere nat thy secree ne thy folie; / for they wol yeve yow audience and loking and supportacioun in thy presence, and scorne thee in thyn absence.
And eek he seith, that "a trewe freend is a strong deffense; who-so that it findeth, certes he findeth a greet tresour.
The book seith: "thou shalt rather drede and flee fro the swete wordes of flateringe preiseres, than fro the egre [211] wordes of thy freendthat seith thee thy sothes.
Now sithen he defendeth, that man shal nat yeven to his brother ne to his freend the might of his body, / by a strenger resoun he defendeth and forbedeth a man to yeven him-self to his enemy.
Of Rouncival, his freend and his compeer, 670 That streight was comen fro the court of Rome.
When it bit me it seemed to whisper I had a freend that nane o' them kenned o'--a freend that would deliver me!
He wes sure ye wud veesit the auld Glen some day, an' wes feared there wudna be a freend tae gie ye a word.
Tell yir mistress this meenut that a freend hes come frae Drumtochty tae ask news of Lily Grant, an' wull wait till he gets them," and Jamie's personality was so irresistible that the personage counselled an immediate audience.
Come what may, the 'ill aye be a drop for a freend as lang as a'm leevin.
The duke of Burgognie cared not much on whose side the victorie fell, sauing for paiment of his monie: for he would oft saie, that he was freend to both parties, and either part was freendlie to him.
The French king was his extreme enimie, and freend to king Henrie, for whose cause in the king of Scots (for all the leage betweene them) he did put little confidence and lesse trust.
The constable also, with whome the king your souereigne lord (I am sure) hath some intelligence, for fauour that your maister hath maried his neece, is not so sure a freend as he is taken for.
And whereas in his life time he had vowed to make a iourneie into the holie land against Gods enimies, and taken vpon him the crosse for that intent, he deliuered it vnto his familiar freend William Marshall to go thither with it in his stead.
Neuerthelesse the pike is freend vnto the tench, as to his leach & surgeon.
My Freendhath seid to me so wel, That he me esid hath somdel, 3390 And eek allegged of my torment; For through him had I hardement Agayn to Daunger for to go, To preve if I might meke him so.
And, god wot, I have of thee 7685 A thousand tymes more pitee Than hath thy preest parochial, Though he thy freend be special.
Though men drawe swerd his freend to slo, He may not hewe hir love a-two.
Thus hath my Freend with gret comfort Avaunced me with high disport, Which wolde me good as mich as I.
For it is noble thing, in fay, To have a man thou darst say Thy prive counsel every del; For that wol comfort thee right wel, 2890 And thou shall holde thee wel apayed, Whan such a freend thou hast assayed.
Sidenote: Earle of saint Paule freend to the English.
And therfore sending for his cheefe freend the earle of Salisburie, after long conference of their weightie affaires, they determined to raise an armie, and by fine force either to win their purpose, or end their liues in the same.
Thomas Thorpe second baron of the escheker, was committed to the Tower, where he remained long after, for that he was knowne to be great freend to the house of Lancaster.
Folk speak muckle black ill of Earl Patrick; but he was a freend to the shore, and made wise laws against ony body helping vessels that were like to gang on the breakers.
I am decent in the warld, Maister Mordaunt--forbid that I should hurry ony body, far mair a freend that has paid me siller afore now.
Neither dooth it stand with a mans safetie to trust a freend too farre; for occasions maie fall out wherby he shall become an enimie, as the poet saith: Hostis erit forsan qui tuus hospes erat.
Will ye let that freend o' Belzibub rin awa' wid a three hun'red ounces of gold an' dae naethin'?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "freend" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
