frammi

See also: frami

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse frammi (“in front”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /framːɪ/
• Rhymes: -amːɪ

Adverb

frammi (comparative framar, superlative framast) (a staðaratviksorð)

1. out front; in a location closer to the exit of the house

   Antonym: inni

   Nennirðu að bíða frammi á meðan ég tala við mömmu? ― Could you wait outside of the room while I talk to mom?

   Ég heyrði eitthvað frammi á gangi. ― I heard something out in the corridor.

Derived terms

• frammi fyrir (“in front of”)
• standa frammi fyrir (“to be faced with”)
• hafa í frammi (“to show”)
• frammistaða (“performance”)

Related terms

• fram (“forward”)
• framan (“on the front”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Preposition

frammi

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of frami