frim

frim · adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*promo-“front, forth”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*framaz
3. Old English · derived fromfram“strenuous, active, bold, strong”
4. Old English · inherited fromfreme“vigorous, flourishing”
5. Middle English · inherited fromfrym
6. English todayfrim

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

frim · adjective²

Dialectal variant of fremd.

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