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Old English · verb

framian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈfrɑ.mi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈfrɑ · mi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
availhelpfulframe

Meaning

  1. to avail, profit

  2. to be helpful, be of service, make progress

  3. to further

Conjugation

Conjugation of framian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular framiġeframode
2nd singular framastframodest
3rd singular framaþframode
Plural framiaþframodon
Subjunctive
Singular framiġeframode
Plural framiġenframoden
Non-finite forms of framian
Form
Infinitive framian
Inflected infinitive framienne
Imperative singular frama
Imperative plural framiaþ
Present participle framiende
Past participle framod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *framōn, from Proto-Germanic *framōną, related to Proto-Germanic *framjaną (“to further”). More at from.

Descendants

frame

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