fruma
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Gothic
Romanization
fruma
- Romanization of 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
fruma f (genitive singular frumu, nominative plural frumur)
Declension
declension of fruma
Derived terms
- blóðfruma
- eggfruma
- eitilfruma
- frumufræði
- frumulíffæri
- frumuveggur
- heilafruma
- sáðfruma
- stofnfruma
- okfruma
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *frumô, from the stem *fur-, *fr- (Old English for, for-) + the rarer comparative suffix *-umô. Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰 (fruma), Latin prīmus.
Pronunciation
Noun
fruma m (nominative plural fruman)
- beginning, origin
- Beowulf
- wæs se fruma egeslíc / léodum on lande (...)
- This beginning was terrible for people in the land (...)
- Beowulf
- prince, king, chief, ruler. Often used in compounds
- Beowulf
- wine Scyldinga / léof landfruma lange áhte
- friend of the Scyldings / beloved ruler of the land had ruled for a long time
- Ðá wæs gyldenhilt gamelum rince / hárum hildfruman on hand gyfen / enta aérgeweorc
- Then was the golden hilt to the old king / the old battle-leader given into his hand / the ancient work of giants
- Beowulf
- originator, inventor, creator
Declension
Declension of fruma (weak)
Derived terms
- dǣdfruma
- frumbearn
- frumbierdling
- frumbyrd
- frumcenned
- frumcnēow
- frumcynn
- frumgār
- frumhræġl
- frumhīwung
- frumieldo
- frumlēoht
- frumlīehtan
- frumlīċ
- frumrǣd
- frumrīpan
- frumstemn
- frumstōl
- frumsċeaft
- frumsċeatt
- frumsċieppend
- frumsċyld
- frumtalu
- frumtīd
- frumweorc
- frumwyrhta
- frumwīfung
- frumċierr
- frumġesċeap
- frumġewrit
- frumġield
- hildfruma
- landfruma
- lēodfruma
- lēohtfruma
- līffruma
- ordfruma
- tīrfruma
- wīġfruma
- ēadfruma
Descendants
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *frumô.
Noun
fruma f