Fram
Old Icelandic Dictionary - framMeaning of Old Icelandic word "fram" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
fram Old Icelandic word can mean:
- fram
- adv.
- fram
- 1) forward; hann féll f. á. fœtr konungi, he fell forward on his face at the king’s feet; f. rétt, straight on; koma f., to reappear;
- fram
- 2) out of the house; opp. to inn, innarr (var hon ávalt borin f. ok innarr);
- fram
- 3) on the fore part, in front, opp. to aptr (maðr f., en dýr aptr); aptr ok f., fore and aft, of a ship;
- fram
- 4) joined with preps. and particles, bíða f. á dag, f. á nótt, to wait far into the day, or night; bíða f. um jól, to wait till after Yule; fyrir lög f., in spite of the law; f. undan eyjunni; off the island;
- fram
- 5) of time, hversu er f. orðit, how late is it, what time is it? f. orðit dags, late in the day.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᛘ
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- f.
- feminine.
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