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 framr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	framari, fremri	framari, fremri	framara, fremra
accusative	framara, fremra	framari, fremri	framara, fremra
dative	framara, fremra	framari, fremri	framara, fremra
genitive	framara, fremra	framari, fremri	framara, fremra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	framari, fremri	framari, fremri	framari, fremri
accusative	framari, fremri	framari, fremri	framari, fremri
dative	frǫmurum, frœmrum	frǫmurum, frœmrum	frǫmurum, frœmrum
genitive	framari, fremri	framari, fremri	framari, fremri

    Strong declension of superlative of framr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	framastr, fremstr	frǫmust, frœmst	framast, fremst
accusative	framastan, fremstan	framasta, fremsta	framast, fremst
dative	frǫmustum, frœmstum	framastri, fremstri	frǫmustu, frœmstu
genitive	framasts, fremsts	framastrar, fremstrar	framasts, fremsts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	framastir, fremstir	framastar, fremstar	frǫmust, frœmst
accusative	framasta, fremsta	framastar, fremstar	frǫmust, frœmst
dative	frǫmustum, frœmstum	frǫmustum, frœmstum	frǫmustum, frœmstum
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, frœmstu	framasta, fremsta
dative	framasta, fremsta	frǫmustu, frœmstu	framasta, fremsta
genitive	framasta, fremsta	frǫmustu, frœmstu	framasta, fremsta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frǫmustu, frœmstu	frǫmustu, frœmstu	frǫmustu, frœmstu
accusative	frǫmustu, frœmstu	frǫmustu, frœmstu	frǫmustu, frœmstu
dative	frǫmustum, frœmstum	frǫmustum, frœmstum	frǫmustum, frœmstum
genitive	frǫmustu, frœmstu	frǫmustu, frœmstu	frǫmustu, frœmstu

Descendants

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

References

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