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

• framførsla
• framleiða
• framleiðsla
• framløga
• framsýna
• framsýning
• framtíð

 

Related terms

• aftur
• eftir
• frá

 

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
2. in a direction that is closer to the exit of the house

   Antonym: inn

   Farðu fram í stofu. ― Go to the living room (which is closer to the exit than the room we are currently in).

3. away from the coast
4. (Suðurland) towards the coast

Derived terms

• fara fram
• fara fram á
• fyrir fram
• hrista fram úr erminni
• leggja sig fram
• skara fram úr

 

Compound words:

• framhlaðinn
• framhlaðningur

 

Other:

• frammi

 

Irish

Noun

fram

1. (In phrase) frum fram (noise, uproar)

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• from

Etymology

Derived from English from.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹam/
• Hyphenation: fram

Preposition

fram

1. from

   A town yuh come fram?

   Are you from Kingston?

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 1:17:

     So fram Iebriyam go chriet baka Dievid, a fuotiin jinarieshan Jiizas did av. An fram Dievid taim op tu wen dem did tek we di Izrel piipl dem an fuos dem fi go wok a Babilan a fuotiin jinarieshan Jiizas did av de-so tu, an fram da taim de tu wen Krais Jiizas baan, a fuotiin jinarieshan dat tu.

     So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

   • 2018, Ragashanti, “Man a tell lie pon food”, in The Jamaica Star‎^[1]:

     “Wen him see di caller a come outta har house him hear har a argue wid a man. Di man say him neva waan she order fram di restaurant an tell har not to eva order fram dem again. […] ”

     When he saw the caller exit her house, he heard her arguing with a man. The man said he didn't want her to order from the restaurant and told her not to ever order from them again. […]

Further reading

• fram at JamaicanPatwah.com

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɑmː/

Adverb

fram

1. forward

Alternative forms

• frem

Derived terms

• frambringe
• framdrift
• framfor
• framheve
• framhjul
• framlegge
• frammarsj
• framover
• framskynde
• framspringende
• framstille
• framstå
• framtre
• framvekst

 

References

• “fram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɑmː/

Adverb

fram

1. forward

Derived terms

• framgang
• framhjul
• frammarsj
• framom
• framover
• frampå
• framstille, framstilla
• framstøyt
• framstå
• framsynt
• framvekst

 

References

• “fram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• from

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 [+dative]
2. by [+dative]
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT"

     Se Hælend wæs gelæd fram þam Halgan Gaste to anum westene, to ðy þæt he wære gecostnod fram deofle: and he ða fæste feowertig daga and feowertig nihta, swa þæt he ne onbyrigde ætes ne wætes on eallum þam fyrste: ac siððan him hingrode.

     Jesus was led by the Holy Ghost to a waste, in order that he might be tempted by the devil: and he there fasted forty days and forty nights, so that he tasted neither food nor drink in all that time: but he then hungered."

Descendants

• Middle English: from, fram, vrom, vram; fro, fra, vra, fray
  • English: from
    • → Scots: from, frome
  • Yola: vrem, vrim, vreem, vream; vrom

Adverb

fram

1. forward

Derived terms

• fram-

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fram, from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forth, forward”).

Adverb

fram (comparative fremr, superlative fremst)

1. forward, forth

Related terms

• framr

Descendants

• Icelandic: fram
• Faroese: fram
• Norwegian Nynorsk: fram
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: fram
• Old Swedish: fram
  • Swedish: fram
• Old Danish: fræm, fram
  • Danish: frem
    • Norwegian Bokmål: frem

References

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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fram/

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Adverb

fram (not comparable)

1. forth, forward, out

   De gick fram genom skogen

   They walked forward (forth) through the forest (redundant in Swedish as well, but not as unidiomatic)

   Hären marscherade fram

   The army marched forward/forth

   Han tog fram en flaska vin

   He took out ("took forth") a bottle of wine

   De hoppade fram ur skuggarna

   They jumped out of (leapt forth from) the shadows

   • 1907, Laura Fitinghoff, Barnen från Frostmofjället‎^[2]:

     Anna-Lisa rodnade djupt när hon ensam gick fram.

     Anna-Lisa blushed deeply when she all alone went forward.

3. (towards and) to a destination, there

   Vi kom fram vid femtiden

   We got there around five o'clock

   När kommer ni fram?

   When will you arrive?

   Det tog fem timmar att åka fram och tillbaka

   It took five hours to get there and back

   Efter att ha gått genom skogen kom de fram till huset

   After walking through the forest, they arrived at the house

   Jag har kommit fram, så nu är jag framme

   I have arrived, so now I am here (at the destination)

   Hann du fram (i tid)?

   Did you get there in time?

   1. (figurative) Also of time and more abstractly.

      Vädret förblir varmt ända fram till helgen

      The weather will stay warm (all the way) until the weekend ("all the way forth to the weekend")

      Laget nådde inte riktigt fram

      The team didn't quite make it ("didn't quite reach the destination")

      komma fram till något

      arrive at a conclusion ("arrive at something") (intuitively thought of more as a fixed expression by native speakers)

4. in front, front

   Byxorna har fickor fram och bak

   The trousers have pockets in the front and in the back / The trousers have pockets front and back

   Antonym: bak

Usage notes

• Except not literary/formal-sounding, the meaning of fram is usually best captured by English forth. Like forth, fram can mean both forward and out (of for example something being brought out/forth, or coming out/forth (thus appearing into view)). (sense 2) can be thought of as forth with an often implied "to a destination."
• 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, e.g. "ta fram" = "bring forth" = "bring out, develop."

Derived terms

• framfart
• framför
• framme
• framtid
• framåt
• komma fram
• stiga fram
• träda fram / framträda

 

Related terms

• främre (comparative)
• främst (superlative)

References

• fram in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fram in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fram in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)