Etymology of the word friend-
Old English (O.E.) freond, prp. of freogan "to love, to favor," from P.Gmc. frijojanan "to love" . Related to O.E. freo "free." Related: Friends.
As a verb, in the Facebook sense, attested from 2005.
What has been lost when the noun becomes a verb?
What do we lose when we derive such pride and pleasure from the quantity of people we “friend” rather than on the care & cultivation of our friends?
"A true friendship develops on the basis of genuine human affection, not money or power. "
-- Dalai Lama
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