Old English · verb
gefremman
Normalised ġefremman
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈfrem.mɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈfrem · mɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- commitpromote
Meaning
-
to promote, perfect, commit, perform
Hǣðensċipe biþ þæt man dēofolġield weorðiġe, þæt is þæt man weorðiġe hǣðenu godu and sunnan oþþe mōnan, fȳr oþþe flōd, wæterwiellas oþþe stānas oþþe ǣniġes cynnes wudutreowu, oþþe wiċċecræft lufiġe oþþe morðweorc ġefremme on ǣniġe wīsan, oþþe on blōte oþþe frihte, oþþe swelcra gedwimera ǣniġ þing drēoge.
Worshiping idols is a kind of paganism, whether one worships heathen gods and the sun or the moon, or fire or flood, or wells or stones or any kind of forest trees, or if one loves witchcraft or commits murder in any way, either by sacrifice or by divination, or takes any part in similar delusions.
c. 1021, Wulfstan, Winchester Code of Cnut, article 5.1:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġefremme | ġefremede |
| 2nd singular | ġefremest | ġefremedest |
| 3rd singular | ġefremeþ | ġefremede |
| Plural | ġefremmaþ | ġefremedon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġefremme | ġefremede |
| Plural | ġefremmen | ġefremeden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġefremman |
| Inflected infinitive | ġefremmenne |
| Imperative singular | ġefreme |
| Imperative plural | ġefremmaþ |
| Present participle | ġefremmende |
| Past participle | ġefremed |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From ġe- + fremman.
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