friended

[ fren-did ]

adjectiveArchaic.

Origin of friended

First recorded in 1350–1400, friended is from the Middle English word frended.See friend, -ed²

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After a tense first meeting, Ahmed later friended me on Facebook and seemed delighted by my surprise at his profile page.
My Life as a Jihadist | Anna Therese Day | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Years after Tré Miller Rodríguez gave up her baby girl for adoption, that girl friended her on Facebook.
A Daughter, Rediscovered on Facebook | Tré Miller Rodríguez | May 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
For that, Saverin seemed like a good guy, so I did what you did then in college: I friended him on Facebook.
Accidental Billionaires | Samuel P. Jacobs | July 16, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
But I know that she is not that ill-friended; her Husband is her heir, and she His heritage.
Letters of Samuel Rutherford | Samuel Rutherford
But they that were appointed It semeth that earle Goodwine was well friended.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) | Raphael Holinshed

If the man be as he now seemeth, it were pity to lose him, for he is indeed marvellously friended.
History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete | John Lothrop Motley
Yet the charm of his conversation, the brilliancy of his intellect kept him always well-friended.
Dreamers of the Ghetto | I. Zangwill
Yet still the inefficient and ill-friended minister remained very infirm in his seat.
Benjamin Franklin | John Torrey Morse, Jr.

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