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FRAM

  • preposition
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Grammar
FRAM, from; prep. dat.
Wright's OE grammar
§295; §425; §559; §573;
FROM; a, ab
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  • Ic adilige ðone mannan fram ðære eorþan ansíne, fram ðam men óþ ða nýtenu, fram ðam slincendum óþ ða fugelas

    delēbo hŏmĭnem a făcie terræ, ab hŏmíne usque ad anĭmantia, a reptĭli usque ad volucres cœli,

    • Gen. 6, 7.

  • Gewítaþ fram me

    discēdĭte a me,

    • Ps. Th. 6, 7: Ps. Spl. 30, 15: Mt. Bos. 1, 17, 21, 22.
with verbs of speaking,
Concerning, about, of; cum verbis lŏquendi, de
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  • Ðæt he fram Sigemunde secgan hýrde ellendǽdum

    that he, concerning Sigemund, had heard tell of valiant deeds,

    • Beo. Th. 1754
      • ;
    • B. 875.

  • Nó ic fram ðe swylcra searuníða secgan hýrde

    never have I heard speak about thee of such hostile snares,

    • Beo. Th. 1167
      • ;
    • B. 581.
Grammar
FRAM, fram is sometimes placed after its case
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  • He hine forwræc mancynne fram

    he banished him from mankind,

    • Beo. Th. 221
      • ;
    • B. 110.
Etymology
[
Chauc. fra
:
Laym. fram, from
:
Orm. fra
:
O. Sax. fram, vram
:
O. H. Ger. fram
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Goth. fram
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Dan. fra
:
Swed. fram forward, forth; från from
:
Icel. fram forward; frá from.
]
Linked entries
v.  from fra freme from.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “FRAM.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/12164.

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  • FRAM, prep.

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