frim

See also: FRIM

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪm

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English frym, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English freme (“vigorous, flourishing”), a secondary form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English fram (“strenuous, active, bold, strong”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *framaz, *framiz (“forward, protruding”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forth”). Cognate with German fromm (“strong, brave”), Old English framian (“to avail, profit”). More at frame.

Adjective

frim (comparative more frim, superlative most frim)

1. (dialectal, archaic or obsolete) Flourishing, thriving
2. (dialectal, archaic or obsolete) Vigorous
3. (dialectal, archaic or obsolete) Fresh; luxuriant
   • (Can we date this quote by Michael Drayton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Through the frim pastures, freely at his leisures.

Related terms

• frame

Etymology 2

Dialectal variant of fremd.

Adjective

frim (comparative frimmer or more frim, superlative frimmest or most frim)

1. (UK dialectal) Alternative form of fremd

   frim folk

Etymology 3

Adjective

frim (comparative more frim, superlative most frim)

1. (Judaism) Alternative form of frum

Anagrams

• fMRI, firm