fram

See also: fram-

Faroese

Etymology

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

Adverb

fram (comparative fremri, superlative fremst)

forward, ahead

Derived terms

framførsla
framleiða
framleiðsla
framløga
framsýna
framsýning
framtíð

Related terms

aftur
eftir
frá

German

Verb

fram

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

Gothic

Romanization

fram

Romanization of 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /framː/
Rhymes: -amː

Adverb

fram

forth, forward
in a direction that is closer to the exit of the house
Farðu fram í stofu. ― Go to the living room (which is closer to the exit than the room we are currently in).
Antonym: inn
away from the coast
(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

(In phrase) frum fram (noise, uproar)

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

from

Etymology

From English from.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɹam/
Hyphenation: fram

Preposition

fram

from
- 2018, Ragashanti, “Man a tell lie pon food”, in The Jamaica Star‎:
  “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. […]
A town yuh come fram?
Are you from Kingston?

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fram.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /frɑmː/

Adverb

fram

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.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fram.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /frɑmː/

Adverb

fram

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

from [+dative]

Descendants

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

Adverb

fram

forward

Derived terms

fram-

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Adverb

fram (comparative fremr, superlative fremst)

forward, forth

Related terms

framr

Descendants

Icelandic: fram
Faroese: fram
Norwegian Nynorsk: fram
- → Norwegian Bokmål: fram
Westrobothnian: framm
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/
Audio (file)

Adverb

fram (not comparable)

forward, in front, forth
- 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, e.g. "ta fram" = "bring forth" = "bring out, develop."

Derived terms

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