frum-

See also: Frum and frum

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse frum-, from Proto-Germanic *frumô and cognate to Old English forma.

Prefix

frum-

1. primordial

   Synonyms: upphafs-, upprunalegur

2. first, initial, primary, basic

Derived terms

Icelandic terms prefixed with frum-

frumbyggi

frumefni

frumeind

frumgerð

frumgermanska

frumindóevrópska

frumlag

frumnorræna

frumrit

frumskógur

frumstig

frumsýna

frumtala

frumvarp

• frumatriði
• frumbyggi
• frumdráttur
• frumdrög
• frumefni
• frumeggbú (“primordial follicle”)
• frumeind
• frumfarmskírteini
• frumforrit
• frumframleiðsla
• frumfrjófrumur (“primordial germ cells”)
• frumfuni (“a primordial fireball, ylem”)
• frumgerð
• frumheimild
• frumherji
• frumkvæði
• frumkvöðull
• frumlag
• frumlegur
• frumlofthjúpurinn (“the primordial atmosphere”)
• frummál
• frumminni
• frummynd
• frummælandi
• frumnorræna
• frumnorrænn
• frumrit
• frumsemja
• frumsetning
• frumskógur
• frumspeki
• frumstig
• frumstæður
• frumsýna
• frumsýning
• frumtala
• frumtexti
• frumútgáfa
• frumvarp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse frum-, Proto-Germanic *frumô. Cognate with Old English forma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frʊmː/

Prefix

frum-

1. primordial, proto-

   Synonyms: ur-, opphavs-, opphavleg

Derived terms

• frumalder
• frumgermansk (“Proto-Germanic”)
• frumheim, frumverd (“primeval world”)
• frumnordisk, frumnorderlandsk (“Proto-Norse”)

Related terms

• frum (“early; original”)