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.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᛘᚱ
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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