frami
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse frami (“advancement; distinction, renown, fame”)
Noun[edit]
frami m (genitive singular frama, uncountable)
- furtherance, benefit
- support
- (kvæði) honour
Declension[edit]
Declension of frami (singular only) | ||
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m1s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | frami | framin |
accusative | frama | framan |
dative | frama | framanum |
genitive | frama | framans |
Synonyms[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Preposition[edit]
frami
- in the front end of
References[edit]
- “frami” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fram (“forward, forth”).
Noun[edit]
frami m
- advancement
- distinction, renown, fame
- 800s, Anonymous, Hávamál, stanza 2
- Gefender heilir, / gestr ’s inn kominn;
hvar skal sitja sjá?
mjǫk es bráðr / sá’s á brǫndum skal
síns of freista frama.- Hail the givers! A guest is come in; where shall this one sit? Greatly hurried is he, who on the fires shall prove his distinction.
- 800s, Anonymous, Hávamál, stanza 2
Declension[edit]
Declension of frami (weak an-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- langframi (“lasting fame”)
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese uncountable nouns
- Faroese terms with usage examples
- Norwegian Nynorsk compound terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk prepositions
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse terms with quotations
- Old Norse masculine an-stem nouns