friend sb. (in the ordinary sense the foll. phrases occur: “at , to ”=as a friend, friendly, on one's side; “be” or “hold f-s with, make f-s to”)
1.
pl.
relatives, kinsfolk, ‘people’ Gent. I. i. 64,
III. i. 106
“she . . . is promis'd
by her f-s Unto a youthful
gentleman,”
Meas. I. ii. 161, AYL. I. iii. 65, R2 I. iv. 22, Tit. V. i. 136; occas.
sing. 1H6 V. iv. 9.
2.
like Fr. ‘ami’, ‘amie’=lover, sweetheart
Wiv. III. iii. 125,
Ado V. ii. 75, LLL. V. ii. 405, Oth.
IV. 3, Ant. III. x. [xii.] 22,
Cym. I. iv. 79
“her adorer, not her
friend.”
3.
used as adj.=friendly
Cæs. V. iii.
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