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FRUM

  • adjective
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Grammar
FRUM, def. se fruma; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§425;
Original, primitive, first; nātīvus, prīmĭtīvus, prīmus Frum, in composition, is used with the preceding meanings
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  • On ðære fruman gecynde

    in the original nature,

    • Bt. 30, 2
    • ;
    • Fox 110, 14.
  • Ðone fruman sceaft geþencan

    to remember the first creation,

    • Bt. 30, 2
    • ;
    • Fox 110, 17, 21.
  • Frūmes

    primæ,

    • Rtl. 35, 13.
  • Æt fruman

    at first

    [cf. æt ǽrestan],
    • H. R. 103, 34.
Etymology
[
Laym. frum first
:
Goth. fruma the first
:
Icel. frum- the first
:
Lat. prīmus the first.
]
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  • FRUM, adj.