Frum-

Old Norse Dictionary - frum-

Meaning of Old Norse word "frum-" in English.

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

frum-
[cp. Lat. primus; Goth. frums = ἀρχή, fruma = πρωτος; A. S. frum-]:—the first, but only in COMPDS: frumbréf, frumburðr, frumbýlingr, frumferill, frumfórn, frumgetinn, frumgetnaðr, frumgetningr, frumgjöf, frumgögn, frumhending, frumhlaup, frumhlaupsmaðr, frumhöfundr, frumkveði, frumkveðill, frumkvöðull, frumkviðr, frumkvæði, frumlína, frummál, frumrit, frumritaðr, frumsmiðr, frumsmíð, frumsök, frumtign, frumtón, frumtunga, frumvarp, frumvaxti, frumváttr, frumverr, frumvöxtr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᚢᛘ-
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Goth.
Gothic.
Lat.
Latin.
S.
Saga.

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