fremja
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną.
Verb
fremja (third person singular past indicative framdi, third person plural past indicative framt, supine framt)
- to do
Conjugation
Conjugation of fremja
| v-18 | ||||
| infinitive | fremja | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | fremjandi | |||
| past participle a7 | framdur | |||
| supine | framt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | fremji | fremur | fremur | fremja |
| past | framdi | framdi | framdi | framdu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | frem! | — | fremjið! |
Synonyms
- gera
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɛmja/
- Rhymes: -ɛmja
Verb
fremja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative framdi, supine framið)
- to do, to commit (usually something bad, such as a crime)
Conjugation
fremja — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að fremja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | framið | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | fremjandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég frem | við fremjum | present (nútíð) | ég fremji | við fremjum |
| þú fremur | þið fremjið | þú fremjir | þið fremjið | ||
| hann, hún, það fremur | þeir, þær, þau fremja | hann, hún, það fremji | þeir, þær, þau fremji | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég framdi | við frömdum | past (þátíð) | ég fremdi | við fremdum |
| þú framdir | þið frömduð | þú fremdir | þið fremduð | ||
| hann, hún, það framdi | þeir, þær, þau frömdu | hann, hún, það fremdi | þeir, þær, þau fremdu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | frem (þú) | fremjið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| fremdu | fremjiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
framinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | framinn | framin | framið | framdir | framdar | framin | |
| accusative (þolfall) | framinn | framda | framið | framda | framdar | framin | |
| dative (þágufall) | frömdum | framinni | frömdu | frömdum | frömdum | frömdum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | framins | framinnar | framins | framinna | framinna | framinna | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | framdi | framda | framda | frömdu | frömdu | frömdu | |
| accusative (þolfall) | framda | frömdu | framda | frömdu | frömdu | frömdu | |
| dative (þágufall) | framda | frömdu | framda | frömdu | frömdu | frömdu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | framda | frömdu | framda | frömdu | frömdu | frömdu | |
Synonyms
- drýgja
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- fremje
- fremma, fremme
Etymology
From Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɛmja/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
fremja (present tense fremjar, past tense fremja, past participle fremja, passive infinitive fremjast, present participle fremjande, imperative fremj/fremja)
- promote
- present
- execute, carry out
References
- “fremja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *framjaną.
Verb
fremja
- to promote
- to accomplish
Conjugation
Conjugation of fremja — active (weak class 1)
| infinitive | fremja | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | fremjandi | |
| past participle | framdr, framiðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | frem | framda |
| 2nd-person singular | fremr | framdir |
| 3rd-person singular | fremr | framdi |
| 1st-person plural | fremjum | frǫmdum |
| 2nd-person plural | fremið | frǫmduð |
| 3rd-person plural | fremja | frǫmdu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fremja | fremda |
| 2nd-person singular | fremir | fremdir |
| 3rd-person singular | fremi | fremdi |
| 1st-person plural | fremim | fremdim |
| 2nd-person plural | fremið | fremdið |
| 3rd-person plural | fremi | fremdi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | frem | |
| 1st-person plural | fremjum | |
| 2nd-person plural | fremið | |
Conjugation of fremja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
| infinitive | fremjask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | fremjandisk | |
| past participle | framzk, framizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fremjumk | frǫmdumk |
| 2nd-person singular | fremsk | framdisk |
| 3rd-person singular | fremsk | framdisk |
| 1st-person plural | fremjumsk | frǫmdumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | fremizk | frǫmduzk |
| 3rd-person plural | fremjask | frǫmdusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fremjumk | fremdumk |
| 2nd-person singular | fremisk | fremdisk |
| 3rd-person singular | fremisk | fremdisk |
| 1st-person plural | fremimsk | fremdimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | fremizk | fremdizk |
| 3rd-person plural | fremisk | fremdisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | fremsk | |
| 1st-person plural | fremjumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | fremizk | |
Synonyms
- inna
- vinna
References
- fremja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press