*framjaną
Runic: ᚠᚱᚨᛗᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸrɑm.jɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Weak class 1
Meanings
to promote, to further
Etymology
From *framaz + *-janą, from Proto-Indo-European *pró-mo-s, from *pró (‘toward, leading to’). Compare Latin framea (‘spear’) probably from *framjō (literally “forward going one”).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | framjō | framjaų | – |
| 2nd singular | framisi | framjais | frami |
| 3rd singular | framiþi | framjai | framjaþau |
| 1st dual | framjōs | framjaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | framjaþiz | framjaiþiz | framjaþiz |
| 1st plural | framjamaz | framjaim | – |
| 2nd plural | framiþ | framjaiþ | framiþ |
| 3rd plural | framjanþi | framjain | framjanþau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | framjai | – |
| 2nd singular | framjasai | framjaisau |
| 3rd singular | framjaþai | framjaiþau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | framjanþai | framjainþau |
| 2nd plural | framjanþai | framjainþau |
| 3rd plural | framjanþai | framjainþau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | framidǭ | framidēdį̄ |
| 2nd singular | framidēz | framidēdīz |
| 3rd singular | framidē | framidēdī |
| 1st dual | framidēdū | framidēdīw |
| 2nd dual | framidēdudiz | framidēdīdiz |
| 1st plural | framidēdum | framidēdīm |
| 2nd plural | framidēdud | framidēdīd |
| 3rd plural | framidēdun | framidēdīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| framjaną | framjandz | framidaz |
Descendants
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*frammjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- frema, fremma (Old Frisian)
- fremmen (Old High German)
- fremmian (Old Saxon)
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*frammjan (Proto-West Germanic)
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fremmen (Old Dutch)
- vrēmen (Middle Dutch)
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fremmen (Old Dutch)
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*frammjan (Proto-West Germanic)
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fremman (Old English)
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fremmen (Middle English)
- frame (Scots)
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fremmen (Middle English)
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fremman (Old English)
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*frammjan (Proto-West Germanic)
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fremman (Old English)
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fremmen (Middle English)
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frame (English)
- frame (Dutch)
- framen (German)
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frame (English)
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fremmen (Middle English)
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fremman (Old English)
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fremja (Old Norse)
- fremja (Faroese)
- fremja (Icelandic)
- fremja (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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fremja (Old Norse)
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fræmdær (Old Danish)
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? (Middle Danish)
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fremme (Danish)
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fremme (Norwegian Bokmål)
- fremma (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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fremme (Norwegian Bokmål)
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fremme (Danish)
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? (Middle Danish)
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fræmdær (Old Danish)
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fremja (Old Norse)
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fræmia, fræmmia (Old Swedish)
- främja (Swedish)
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fræmia, fræmmia (Old Swedish)