fremful

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English fremful (“useful, profitable, beneficial, generous; effective”); equivalent to freme +‎ -ful.

Adjective

fremful

  1. useful, profitable, beneficial, effective
    • Þeos wyrt mandragora hys fremful. — Herbarium and Medicina de Quadrupedibus, circa 1150
      (The herb mandragon is effective.)
  • freme — benefit, profit, advantage, use
  • fremen — to help (someone), to aid, advance, benefit, be profitable to, do good to
  • fremfulliche — profitably
  • fremfulnesse — beneficial nature, effectiveness
  • fremsomness — beneficence
  • fremung — effect, good or salutary effect
  • fulfremed — fulfilled, accomplished; completed, perfected; complete, perfect.

Old English

Etymology

freme (“benefit, profit”) +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈes.tij/

Adjective

fremful

  1. profitable, beneficial

Declension

Declension of fremful — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fremful fremful fremful
Accusative fremfulne fremfulle fremful
Genitive fremfulles fremfulre fremfulles
Dative fremfullum fremfulre fremfullum
Instrumental fremfulle fremfulre fremfulle
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fremfulle fremfulla, fremfulle fremful
Accusative fremfulle fremfulla, fremfulle fremful
Genitive fremfulra fremfulra fremfulra
Dative fremfullum fremfullum fremfullum
Instrumental fremfullum fremfullum fremfullum
Declension of fremful — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fremfulla fremfulle fremfulle
Accusative fremfullan fremfullan fremfulle
Genitive fremfullan fremfullan fremfullan
Dative fremfullan fremfullan fremfullan
Instrumental fremfullan fremfullan fremfullan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fremfullan fremfullan fremfullan
Accusative fremfullan fremfullan fremfullan
Genitive fremfulra, fremfullena fremfulra, fremfullena fremfulra, fremfullena
Dative fremfullum fremfullum fremfullum
Instrumental fremfullum fremfullum fremfullum

References

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