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

 

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German

Verb

fram

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

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Gothic

Romanization

fram

1. Romanization of 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /framː/
• Rhymes: -amː

Adverb

fram

1. forth, forward

Derived terms

• framhlaðinn m, framhlaðin f, framhlaðið n
• framhlaðningur
• fyrir fram
• hrista fram úr erminni
• skara fram úr

 

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɑmː/

Adverb

fram

1. forward

Alternative forms

• frem

Derived terms

Terms derived from fram

• frambringe
• framdrift
• framfor
• framheve
• framhjul

• framlegge
• frammarsj
• framover
• framskynde
• framspringende

• framstille
• framstå
• framtre
• framvekst

References

• “fram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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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.

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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

Adverb

fram

1. forward

Derived terms

• fram-

Descendants

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

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fram/

• Audio:

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Adverb

fram (not comparable)

1. forward, in front
   • 1907, Laura Fitinghoff, Barnen från Frostmofjället

     Anna-Lisa rodnade djupt när hon ensam gick fram.

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

   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

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