freme

See also: fremé and frême

Italian

Verb

freme

  1. third-person singular present indicative of fremere

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

freme

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of fremō

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English freme, fremu (“advantage, gain, benefit”)

Noun

freme (plural fremes)

  1. benefit, profit, advantage
    Ðe man..erneð after his soule freme. — Trinity Homilies, 1225

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • fremen — To help (someone), to aid, advance, benefit, be profitable to, do good to
  • fremful — Beneficial
  • fremfulliche — Profitably
  • fremfulnesse — Beneficial nature, effectiveness
  • fremsomness — Beneficence
  • fremung — Effect, good or salutary effect
  • fulfremed — Fulfilled, accomplished; completed, perfected; complete, perfect.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frami- (“going forth”). Akin to Proto-Germanic *framaz (“forward”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfreme/

Adjective

freme

  1. vigorous, flourishing
  2. good, strenuous, bold
    Fremu folces cwén. — The folk's bold queen. (Beowulf)

Declension
Weak Strong
case singular plural case singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative frema freme freme freman nom. freme freme freme freme freme frema, -e
accusative freman freme freman acc. fremne freme freme freme freme frema, -e
genitive freman fremra, fremena gen. fremes fremes fremre fremra
dative freman fremum dat. fremum fremum fremre fremum
instrumental freme

Noun

freme f (nominative plural fremena)

  1. fremu, advantage, gain, benefit, profit, good
    Ðæs we mágon fremena gewinnan. — Of what we may advantages gain.

Derived terms
  • fremednes f — accomplishment, fulfilment, effect
  • fremful — useful, profitable, beneficial, fremeful
  • fremfullīce — efficaciously, successfully
  • fremfulnes f. — utility, profit
  • fremian, fremman — to further, advance, support, avail, benefit, do good
  • fremlic — profitable
  • fremming f — purpose, effect, performance, progress
  • fremsum — beneficent, benign, kind, gracious
  • fremsumlic — benignant, kind
  • fremsumllīce — benignantly, kindly
  • fremsumnes f. — benefit, benignity, kindness, liberality

Descendants

References
  • 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", freme et al.
  • Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), freme.
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