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)
- 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.)
- Heo scullen me monradene mid moscipe fremmen. — Layamon's Brut, c. 1275
Descendants
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *framjaną.
Verb
fremmen
- 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 | fremidos |
| 3rd person singular | fremit | fremida |
| 1st person plural | fremmun | fremidon |
| 2nd person plural | fremit | fremidot |
| 3rd person plural | fremmunt | fremidon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fremme | fremidi |
| 2nd person singular | fremmis | fremidis |
| 3rd person singular | fremme | fremidi |
| 1st person plural | fremmin | fremidin |
| 2nd person plural | fremmit | fremidit |
| 3rd person plural | fremmin | 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
- plural present subjunctive of fremman