Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frim

/fɹɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
frim
IPA
/fɹɪm/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Flourishing; thriving

Obsolete

adj

Vigorous.

Obsolete

adj

Fresh; luxuriant.

Obsolete

adj

Alternative form of fremd.

British usage; Obsolete

adj

Alternative form of frum.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From Middle English frym, from Old English freme (“vigorous, flourishing”), a secondary form of Old English fram (“strenuous, active, bold, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *framaz, *framiz (“forward, protruding”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forth”). Cognate with German fromm (“strong, brave”), Old English framian (“to avail, profit”). More at frame.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more frim (comparative) most frim (superlative) frimmer (comparative) frimmest (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce frim?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɹɪm/.
What does frim mean?
Initialism of Forest Research Institute of Malaysia.
Where does frim come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce frim

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