fruma
Gothic
[edit]Romanization
[edit]fruma
- Romanization of 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰
Icelandic
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fruma f (genitive singular frumu, nominative plural frumur)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fruma | fruman | frumur | frumurnar |
| accusative | frumu | frumuna | frumur | frumurnar |
| dative | frumu | frumunni | frumum | frumunum |
| genitive | frumu | frumunnar | frumna, fruma | frumnanna, frumanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- blóðfruma
- eggfruma
- eitilfruma
- frumufræði
- frumulíffæri
- frumuveggur
- heilafruma
- sáðfruma
- stofnfruma
- okfruma
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *frumô, from the stem *fur-, *fr- (Old English for, for-) + the rarer comparative suffix *-umô. Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰 (fruma), Latin prīmus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fruma m (nominative plural fruman)
- beginning, origin
- Beowulf
- wæs se fruma egeslíc / léodum on lande (...)
- This beginning was terrible for people in the land (...)
- Beowulf
- prince, king, chief, ruler. Often used in compounds
- Beowulf
- wine Scyldinga / léof landfruma lange áhte
- friend of the Scyldings / beloved ruler of the land had ruled for a long time
- Ðá wæs gyldenhilt gamelum rince / hárum hildfruman on hand gyfen / enta aérgeweorc
- Then was the golden hilt to the old king / the old battle-leader given into his hand / the ancient work of giants
- Beowulf
- originator, inventor, creator
Declension
[edit]Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fruma | fruman |
| accusative | fruman | fruman |
| genitive | fruman | frumena |
| dative | fruman | frumum |
Derived terms
[edit]- dǣdfruma
- ēadfruma
- frumbearn
- frumbierdling
- frumbyrd
- frumcenned
- frumcnēow
- frumcynn
- frumċyrr
- frumgār
- frumġesċeap
- frumġewrit
- frumġield
- frumhīwung
- frumhræġl
- frumieldo
- frumlēoht
- frumlīċ
- frumlīehtan
- frumrǣd
- frumrīpan
- frumsċeaft
- frumsċeatt
- frumsċieppend
- frumsċyld
- frumstemn
- frumstōl
- frumtalu
- frumtīd
- frumweorc
- frumwīfung
- frumwyrhta
- hildfruma
- landfruma
- lēodfruma
- lēohtfruma
- līffruma
- ordfruma
- tīrfruma
- wīġfruma
Descendants
[edit]Old High German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *frumô.
Noun
[edit]fruma f
Descendants
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- Gothic non-lemma forms
- Gothic romanizations
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ʏːma
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ʏːma/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- is:Biology
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English masculine n-stem nouns
- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German lemmas
- Old High German nouns
- Old High German feminine nouns