Framr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - framrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "framr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
framr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- framr
- (compar. framarri, fremri; superl. framastr, fremstr), a.
- framr
- 1) forward, prominent; neut., framt, to such an extent; treysta framt á, to put full trust in; compar. the foremost of two; til hins fremra austrrúms, to the fore pumping room; hit fremra, the place nearest the door, the road along the coast (fóru sumir f. tit Seljalandsmúla);
- framr
- 2) fig., fremri e-m, superior to (öllum fremri) superl. foremost, best (fremstr at allri sœmd); furthest back (hvat þú fremst um veizt).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᛘᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- compar.
- comparative.
- superl.
- superlative.
- f.
- feminine.
- neut.
- neuter.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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