fram

See also: fram-

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram.

Adverb

fram (comparative fremri, superlative fremst)

  1. forward, ahead

Derived terms


German

Verb

fram

  1. inflection of framen:
    1. imperative singular
    2. (colloquial) first-person singular present

Gothic

Romanization

fram

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /framː/
  • Rhymes: -amː

Adverb

fram

  1. forth, forward

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fram.

Adverb

fram

  1. alternative form of frem

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɑmː/

Adverb

fram

  1. forward

Derived terms

References


Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fram (forward), from Proto-Indo-European *prom-, *pr- (forward, through). Akin to Old High German fram (forth, forward), Old Norse fram (forward, onward, adverb), Old Norse frá (preposition), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 (fram).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɑm/

Preposition

fram

  1. from

Adverb

fram

  1. forward

Derived terms

Descendants


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fram/
  • (file)

Adverb

fram (not comparable)

  1. forward, in front
    Antonym: bak

Usage notes

Used for spatial, either of movement through or of position in space, as well as temporal adverbials; in the latter usage it will often correspond to later on. It is also a particle used in the formation of Swedish phrasal verbs.

Derived terms

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