fremmen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English fremman (“to further, advance, support; frame, make, do, perpetrate, commit, afford; benefit, do good”).

Verb

fremmen (third-person singular simple present fremmeth, present participle fremmende, fremmynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fremmed)

1. To perform or accomplish (something), do

   Heo scullen me monradene mid moscipe fremmen. — Layamon's Brut, c. 1275

   (He should give homage to me with courtesy.)

Descendants

• English: frame
  • → Dutch: frame
  • → German: framen
• Scots: frame

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *framjaną.

Verb

fremmen

1. to complete, to accomplish

Inflection

Conjugation of fremmen (weak class 1)

infinitive	fremmen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	fremmo, fremmon	fremida
2nd person singular	fremis, fremist	fremidos
3rd person singular	fremit	fremida
1st person plural	fremmen	fremidun
2nd person plural	fremit	fremidut
3rd person plural	fremment	fremidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	fremme	fremidi
2nd person singular	fremmes, fremmest	fremidis
3rd person singular	fremme	fremidi
1st person plural	fremmen	fremidin
2nd person plural	fremmet	fremidit
3rd person plural	fremmen	fremidin
imperative	present
singular	fremi
plural	fremit
participle	present	past
	fremmendi	fremit, gifremit

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vrēmen

Further reading

• “fremmen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Verb

fremmen

1. plural present subjunctive of fremman