FromOld Norsefram, fromProto-Germanic*fram.

fram (comparativefremri,superlativefremst)

1. forward,ahead

fram

1. inflection offramen:
   1. imperativesingular
   2. (colloquial)first-personsingularpresent

fram

1. Romanization of𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼

FromOld Norsefram, fromProto-Germanic*fram.

• IPA^(key):/framː/
• Rhymes:-amː

fram (comparativeframar,superlativeframast)

1. forth,forward

   Antonym:aftur

   fram og aftur ―back andforth

   fram og til baka ―there and back

   fram í/á ―onward into/onto

2. in a direction that is closer to the exit of the house

   Antonym:inn

   Farðufram í stofu. ―Go to the living room (which is closer to the exit than the room we are currently in).

3. away from thecoast
4. (Suðurland)towards the coast

fram

1. (In phrase)frum fram (noise,uproar)

• from

Derived fromEnglishfrom.

• IPA^(key):/ˈfɹam/
• Hyphenation:fram

fram

1. from

   A town yuh comefram?

   Are youfrom Kingston?

   • 2012,Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published2012,→ISBN,Matyu 1:17:

     Sofram Iebriyam go chriet baka Dievid, a fuotiin jinarieshan Jiizas did av. Anfram Dievid taim op tu wen dem did tek we di Izrel piipl dem an fuos dem fi go wok a Babilan a fuotiin jinarieshan Jiizas did av de-so tu, anfram da taim de tu wen Krais Jiizas baan, a fuotiin jinarieshan dat tu.

     So all the generationsfrom Abraham to David were fourteen generations, andfrom David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, andfrom the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

   • 2018, Ragashanti, “Man a tell lie pon food”, inThe Jamaica Star‎^[1] (in Jamaican Creole):

     “Wen him see di caller a come outta har house him hear har a argue wid a man. Di man say him neva waan she orderfram di restaurant an tell har not to eva orderfram dem again.[…]”

     When he saw the caller exit her house, he heard her arguing with a man. The man said he didn't want her to orderfrom the restaurant and told her not to ever orderfrom them again.[…]

• fram at JamaicanPatwah.com

FromOld Norsefram.

• IPA^(key):/frɑmː/

fram

1. forward

• frem

• “fram” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

FromOld Norsefram.

• IPA^(key):/frɑmː/

fram

1. forward

• “fram” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key):/frɑm/

FromProto-Germanic*fram(“forward”), fromProto-Indo-European*prom-,*pr-(“forward, through”). Akin toOld High Germanfram(“forth, forward”),Old Norsefram(“forward, onward”,adverb),Old Norsefrá(preposition),Gothic𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼(fram).

• from

fram

1. from [withdative]
   • late 10th century,Ælfric,"Chair of Saint Peter"

     ...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lamafram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...

     Then lay there a cripple, lamefrom childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.

   • late 10th century,Ælfric,"Passion of St. Alban, Martyr"

     Hē rād ðā on his mule mid mycelre fyrde þurh ǣnne hēahne holt mid hetelīcum ġeþance; þā ġefeng hine ān trēow be ðām fexe sona forþan þe hē wæs sīdfæxede and hē swā hangode, and sē mul arn forðfram þām ārlēasan hlāford and Dauides þeġnas hine þurhðydon.

     Then he rode on his mule with a great army through a high wood, with hostile intention; then speedily a tree caught him by the hair, because be was long-haired, and he hanged so, and the mule ran forwardfrom the wicked lord, and David's thanes pierced him through.

2. since[withdative]
   • late 10th century,Ælfric,"Passion of St. Julian and his wife Basilissa"

     Gewitað fram us, we synd wraðe geswæncte and mid fyre for-numene for iulianes intingan, æfrefram þam dæge þe ge hine ærest dræhton.

     Depart from us, we are fiercely tormented and consumed with fire, for Julian's sake, eversince the day that ye first vexed him.

3. by[withdative]
   • c. 992,Ælfric,"THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT"

     Se Hælend wæs gelædfram þam Halgan Gaste to anum westene, to ðy þæt he wære gecostnodfram deofle: and he ða fæste feowertig daga and feowertig nihta, swa þæt he ne onbyrigde ætes ne wætes on eallum þam fyrste: ac siððan him hingrode.

     Jesus was ledby the Holy Ghost to a waste, in order that he might be temptedby the devil: and he there fasted forty days and forty nights, so that he tasted neither food nor drink in all that time: but he then hungered."

   • early 12th century,the Peterborough Chronicle,year 1100

     On morgen æfter Hlāfmæssedæġe wearþ sē cyning Willelm on huntoþefram his ānum menn mid āne flāne ofsċoten.

     On the morning after Lammas day, King William was out hunting when he was shot with an arrowby one of his servants.

The meaning 'by' is comes after or before a past participle.

• Middle English:from,fram,vrom,vram,fro,fra,vra,fray(from Old Norse)
  • English:from
    • → Scots:from,frome
  • Yola:vrem,vreem,vream,vrim,vrom

fram

1. forward

• fram-

FromProto-West Germanic*fram, fromProto-Germanic*framaz(“forward, protruding”), fromProto-Indo-European*prom-,*pr-(“forward, through”).

• from,freom

fram

1. forward,firm,bold,stout,resolute
2. vigorous,strong
3. valiant,excellent
4. effective

• framian

• fremian
• fremman

• Middle English:fram,frame

FromProto-Germanic*fram, fromProto-Indo-European*pro-(“forth, forward”).

fram (comparativefremr,superlativefremst)

1. forward,forth

• framvíss(“prescient, foreseeing, prophetic”)

• framr
• fremja

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fram”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at theInternet Archive

FromOld Norsefram, fromProto-Germanic*fram.

• IPA^(key):/fram/

• Audio:

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fram (notcomparable)

1. forth,forward,out

   De gickfram genom skogen

   They walkedforward [forth] through the forest [redundant in Swedish as well, but not as unidiomatic]

   Hären marscheradefram

   The army marchedforward/forth

   Han togfram en flaska vin

   He tookout [tookforth] a bottle of wine

   De hoppadefram ur skuggarna

   They jumpedout of [leaptforth/forward out of] the shadows

   Till slut kom sanningenfram

   Eventually, the truth cameout

   • 1907,Laura Fitinghoff,Barnen från Frostmofjället‎^[2]:

     Anna-Lisa rodnade djupt när hon ensam gickfram.

     Anna-Lisa blushed deeply when she all alone went forward.

   1. ahead

      Fortsätt raktfram i två kilometer

      Continue straightahead [straightforth/forward] for two kilometers

      Vägen delar sig längrefram

      The road forks upahead [splits itself furtherforth/forward]

      Glöm inte att ställafram klockan en timme imorgon

      Don't forget to set the time one hourahead tomorrow [setforth the clock one hour tomorrow]

      1. (later) on,(further) on, etc. (when applied to time or progress or the like)

         Synonym:senare(“later”)

         Jag kommer återkomma till detlängre fram i presentationen

         I will come back to thatlater on [furtherahead/forth] in the presentation

         Det är inget vi planerar i nuläget. Men vem vet, kanskelängre fram?

         That is not something we are planning at the moment. But who knows, maybelater on?

3. (towards and) to adestination,there

   Vi komfram vid femtiden

   We gotthere around five o'clock

   Närkommer nifram?

   When will youarrive?

   Det tog fem timmar att åkafram och tillbaka

   It took five hours to getthere and back

   Efter att ha gått genom skogenkom defram till huset

   After walking through the forest, theyarrived at the house

   Jag harkommit fram, så nu är jagframme

   I havearrived, so now I am here (at the destination)

   Hann dufram (i tid)?

   Did you getthere in time?

   1. (figurative)Also of time and more abstractly.

      Vädret förblir varmt ändafram till helgen

      The weather will stay warm (all the way)until the weekend [all the wayforth to the weekend]

      Laget nådde inte riktigtfram

      The team didn't quite make it [didn't quite reach the goal]

      komma fram till något

      arrive at a conclusion ["arrive at something" – intuitively more of a fixed expression to native speakers]

4. in front,front

   Byxorna har fickorfram och bak

   The trousers have pocketsin the front and in the back / The trousers have pocketsfront and back

   Antonym:bak

• Except not sounding literary or formal, the meaning offram is usually best captured by Englishforth. Likeforth,fram can mean bothforward andout (of for example something being brought out/forth, or coming out/forth (thus appearing into view)).
• (sense 2) can be thought of asforth with an often implied "to the destination."
• Used for spatial, either of movement through or of position in space, as well as temporal adverbials; in the latter usage it will often correspond tolater on. It is also a particle used in the formation of Swedish phrasal verbs, e.g. "ta fram" = "bring forth" = "bring out, develop."

• främre (comparative)
• främst (superlative)

• fram inSvensk ordbok (SO)
• fram inSvenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fram inSvenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)