Frami

Old Norwegian Dictionary - frami

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "frami" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

frami: frami, m. 1) Mod, Dristighed. Fm. VI,30312. 2) Dygtighed, Duelighed; freistasíns frama Vafþr. 11. 3) Ære, Be-rømmelse; frægð ok frami Flat. I, 2889;vinna e-t til frama Eg. 24 (4632); hljótaframa af e-m Eg. 63 (98); vinna sérframa Fm. VI, 13314. 4) Nytte, Hjælp, = gagn; mæla e-t í sínn frama Hm. 104; þeir sýsluðu ekki til frama atsvá búnu (= féngu ekki atgert &vl)Fm. VIII, 3362; veita fátœkum framaSól. 70.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᛆᛘᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

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