Framr

Old Norse Dictionary - framr

Meaning of Old Norse word "framr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

framr Old Norse word can mean:

framr: adj., compar. fremri or framari, Stj. 127; superl. fremstr or framastr, FaS. i. 320; [A. S. freme, fram = bonus; cp. Germ. fromm]:—forward; in the positive, used almost always in a bad sense, impertinently forward, intrusive (but ó-framr, shy); this distinction is old. e. g. mjök eru þeir menn framer, er eigi skammask at taka mína konu frá mér, says the old Thorodd, Skálda 163:—in a good sense, prominent, BS. ii. 70, 155; framr ok góðr klerkr, i. 824; framr spámaðr, Stj. 33.

framr: β. neut. framt as adv. so far, to such an extent, Stj. 254; ganga framt at, to deal harshly, Dipl. ii. 19; treysta framt á, to put full trust in, FmS. iii. 184: svá framt sem …, in case that …, Dipl. ii. 13,—better svá framarlega, as soon as, Stj. 287; svá framt sem hann hefir lukt, as soon as he has paid, Dipl. iii. 9.

framr: II. compar. the foremost (of two); til hins fremra austrrúms, to the fore-pumping room, FmS. viii. 139; enum fremrum fótum, with the fore-feet (mod. fram-fótum), 1812. 16.

framr: β. neut., hit fremra, the place nearest the door, Eg. 43: of a road, the ‘fore-road,’ the road along the coast, (opp. to ‘the in-road,’ across the inland), Nj. 207, Orkn. 6.

framr: 2. metaph. superior, with dat.; öllum fremri, FaS. i. 205; fremri í öllum hlutum, Fær. 47; göfgari maðr né fremri, Þórð. 9 new Ed.

framr: III. superl. fremstr, foremost, FmS. i. 176, ii. 317, Al. 90, Ó. H. 121: metaph. the best, foremost, Stj. 93; fremstr at allri sæmd, FmS. viii. 272; jafn himum fremstum í öllum mannraunum, Eg. 21; allra þeirra bræðra framastr, FaS. i. 320.

framr: 2. temp. farthest back; sem ek fremst um man; better to be taken as adverb, cp. p. 169, col. 2, l. 5 from bottom.

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Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

cp.: compare.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

adv.: adverb.

neut.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

dat.: dative.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

temp.: temporal.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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