frem

See also: frém

English

Adjective

frem (comparative more frem, superlative most frem)

1. Alternative form of fremd.

Anagrams

• REMF, ferm

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁamˀ], [ˈfʁɑmˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse framr (“forefront”), from Proto-Germanic *fram, from Proto-Indo-European *pr-, *pro-, *perəm-, *prom-, *promo- (“forth, forward”); see *per-. Originally the same word as fra (“from”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁamˀ]

Adverb

frem

1. forward; toward

References

• “frem” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Verb

frem

1. imperative of fremme

Icelandic

Verb

frem (weak)

1. first-person singular present indicative of fremja
2. second-person singular imperative of fremja

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fram

Etymology 1

From Danish frem, from Old Danish fræm, by analogy with the comparative and superlative forms, displacing older fram (cf. Old Norse fram).

Adverb

frem

1. forward

   frem til ― up to (a certain date)

   frem til i dag ― up to today

Derived terms

• frem og tilbake
• frembringe
• fremdrift
• fremfor
• fremgå
• fremheve
• fremkomme
• fremover
• fremrykning
• fremsi
• fremside
• fremstille
• fremstå
• fremtre

Etymology 2

Verb

frem

1. imperative of fremme

References

• “frem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.