framr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *framaz (“forward, prominent”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forth”). Cognate with Old English fram (“strenuous, active, bold, strong”).

Adjective

framr (comparative fremri, superlative fremstr)

  1. forward, prominent, protruding
  2. superior

Declension
    Strong declension of framr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative framr frǫm framt
accusative framan frama framt
dative frǫmum framri frǫmu
genitive frams framrar frams
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative framir framar frǫm
accusative frama framar frǫm
dative frǫmum frǫmum frǫmum
genitive framra framra framra
    Weak declension of framr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frami frama frama
accusative frama frǫmu frama
dative frama frǫmu frama
genitive frama frǫmu frama
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frǫmu frǫmu frǫmu
accusative frǫmu frǫmu frǫmu
dative frǫmum frǫmum frǫmum
genitive frǫmu frǫmu frǫmu
    Declension of comparative of framr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fremri fremri fremra
accusative fremra fremri fremra
dative fremra fremri fremra
genitive fremra fremri fremra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fremri fremri fremri
accusative fremri fremri fremri
dative fremrum fremrum fremrum
genitive fremri fremri fremri
    Strong declension of superlative of framr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative framastr, fremstr frǫmust, fremst framast, fremst
accusative framastan, fremstan framasta, fremsta framast, fremst
dative frǫmustum, fremstum framastri, fremstri frǫmustu, fremstu
genitive framasts, fremsts framastrar, fremstrar framasts, fremsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative framastir, fremstir framastar, fremstar frǫmust, fremst
accusative framasta, fremsta framastar, fremstar frǫmust, fremst
dative frǫmustum, fremstum frǫmustum, fremstum frǫmustum, fremstum
genitive framastra, fremstra framastra, fremstra framastra, fremstra
    Weak declension of superlative of framr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative framasti, fremsti framasta, fremsta framasta, fremsta
accusative framasta, fremsta frǫmustu, fremstu framasta, fremsta
dative framasta, fremsta frǫmustu, fremstu framasta, fremsta
genitive framasta, fremsta frǫmustu, fremstu framasta, fremsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frǫmustu, fremstu frǫmustu, fremstu frǫmustu, fremstu
accusative frǫmustu, fremstu frǫmustu, fremstu frǫmustu, fremstu
dative frǫmustum, fremstum frǫmustum, fremstum frǫmustum, fremstum
genitive frǫmustu, fremstu frǫmustu, fremstu frǫmustu, fremstu

Descendants
  • Icelandic: fremri (only comparative and superlative), framur

References
  • “framr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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