frami
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”)