fremja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną.

Verb

fremja (third person singular past indicative framdi, third person plural past indicative framt, supine framt)

  1. to do

Conjugation

Conjugation of fremja (group v-18)
infinitive fremja
supine framt
participle (a7)1 fremjandi framdur
present past
first singular fremji framdi
second singular fremur framdi
third singular fremur framdi
plural fremja framdu
imperative
singular frem!
plural fremjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɛmja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmja

Verb

fremja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative framdi, supine framið)

  1. to do, to commit (usually something bad, such as a crime)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɛmja/

Verb

fremja (present tense fremjar, past tense fremja, past participle fremja, passive infinitive fremjast, present participle fremjande, imperative fremja/fremj)

  1. promote
  2. present
  3. execute, carry out

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *framjaną.

Verb

fremja

  1. to promote
  2. to accomplish

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: fremja
  • Faroese: fremja
  • Old Swedish: fræmia, fræmmia
  • Old Danish: fræmdær (past participle)
    • Middle Danish: fræmmæ, fræmiæ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fremja

References

  • fremja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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