fruma

Gothic

Romanization

fruma

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfrʏːma/
    Rhymes: -ʏːma

Noun

fruma f (genitive singular frumu, nominative plural frumur)

  1. (biology) a cell

Declension
declension of fruma
f-w1 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 frumnanna

Derived terms

Old English

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈfrumɑ/

Noun

fruma m (nominative plural fruman)

  1. beginning, origin
    • Beowulf
      wæs se fruma egeslíc / léodum on lande (...)
      This beginning was terrible for people in the land (...)
  2. 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
  3. originator, inventor, creator

Declension
Declension of fruma (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fruma fruman
accusative fruman fruman
genitive fruman frumena
dative fruman frumum
Derived terms
  • dǣdfruma
  • ēadfruma
  • frumbearn
  • frumbierdling
  • frumbyrd
  • frumcenned
  • frumcierr
  • frumcnēow
  • frumcynn
  • frumgār
  • frumġesceap
  • frumġewrit
  • frumġield
  • frumhīwung
  • frumhræġl
  • frumieldo
  • frumleoht
  • frumliċ
  • frumliehtan
  • frumrīpan
  • frumrǣd
  • frumsceaft
  • frumsceatt
  • frumscieppend
  • frumscyld
  • frumstemn
  • frumstōl
  • frumtalu
  • frumtīd
  • frumweorc
  • frumwīfung
  • frumwyrhta
  • hildfruma
  • landfruma
  • lēodfruma
  • lēohtfruma
  • līffruma
  • ordfruma
  • tīrfruma
  • wīġfruma

Old High German

Alternative forms
  • froma

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frumô.

Noun

fruma f

  1. benefit

Descendants
  • Middle High German: vrome, vrume
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