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Webster 1913 Edition

frim

frim

(frĭm)
,
Adj.
[Cf. AS.
freme
good, bold, and E.
frame
.]
Flourishing; thriving; fresh; in good condition; vigorous.
[Obs.]
“Frim pastures.”
Drayton.

Definition 2024

frim

frim

See also: FRIM

English

Adjective

frim ‎(comparative more frim, superlative most frim)

  1. (dialectal, archaic or obsolete) Flourishing, thriving
  2. Vigorous
  3. Fresh
    "frim pastures" --Drayton
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Etymology 2

Dialectal variant of fremd.

Adjective

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

  1. (Britain dialectal) Alternative form of fremd
    frim folk

Etymology 3

Adjective

frim ‎(comparative more frim, superlative most frim)

  1. (Judaism) Alternative form of frum

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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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