främja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fræmia, fræmmia, from Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną, from Proto-Germanic *framaz.

Pronunciation

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Verb

främja (present främjar, preterite främjade, supine främjat, imperative främja)

1. to promote, to support

Conjugation

Conjugation of främja (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	främja		främjas
supine	främjat		främjats
imperative	främja		—
imper. plural1	främjen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	främjar	främjade	främjas	främjades
ind. plural1	främja	främjade	främjas	främjades
subjunctive2	främje	främjade	främjes	främjades
present participle		främjande
past participle		främjad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• främjare
• befrämja

References

• främja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• främja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• främja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• främja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• fjärma