Meanings
frim1
comparative more frim · superlative most frim
- dialectalobsoleteFlourishing; thriving
- dialectalobsoleteVigorous.
frim2
comparative frimmer · comparative more frim · superlative frimmest · superlative most frim
frim3
comparative more frim · superlative most frim
- JudaismalternativedialectalobsoleteAlternative form of frum.
FRIM4
- MalaysiaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Forest Research Institute of Malaysia.
Origin
frim · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*promo-“front, forth”
- Proto-Germanic*framaz
- Old Englishfram“strenuous, active, bold, strong”
- Old Englishfreme“vigorous, flourishing”
- Middle Englishfrym
- Englishfrim
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.
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Cite this entry
frim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frim
“frim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frim. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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