Friend \Friend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Friended}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Friending}.]
To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to
befriend. [Obs.]
Fortune friends the bold. --Spenser.
Friending \Friend"ing\, n.
Friendliness. [Obs.] --Shak.