frǫmuðr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *framōduz, related to fremja (to promote, to accomplish), fram (forward, forth).

Noun[edit]

frǫmuðr m

  1. (poetic) promoter, wielder, inciter
  2. (heiti) a man

Declension[edit]

This word is only attested in the nominative frǫmuðr and accusative frǫmuð. Thus the forms below are hypothetical and not necessarily correct.

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: frömuður