fremman – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of fremman

Infinitive

fremman
fremmenne

Participles

Presentfremmende
Past(ġe)fremed

Indicative

Present

1st sing.fremme
2nd sing.fremest
3rd sing.fremeþ
1st plur.fremmaþ
2nd plur.fremmaþ
3rd plur.fremmaþ

Past

1st sing.fremede
2nd sing.fremedest
3rd sing.fremede
1st plur.fremedon
2nd plur.fremedon
3rd plur.fremedon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.fremme
2nd sing.fremme
3rd sing.fremme
1st plur.fremmen
2nd plur.fremmen
3rd plur.fremmen

Past

1st sing.fremede
2nd sing.fremede
3rd sing.fremede
1st plur.fremeden
2nd plur.fremeden
3rd plur.fremeden

Imperative

Singularfreme
Pluralfremmaþ

Verbs conjugated like 'fremman'

bremman, gremman, clemman, clæmman, trymman, hremman, gecrymman, fremman,

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *framjaną (“to perform, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-mo- (“forward, front”). Cognate with Old Frisian frema, Old Saxon fremmian, Old High German fremman, Old Norse fremja (Danish fremme). More at from. See: Proto-Germanic '*framjaną', Old Saxon 'fremmian', Old High German 'fremman', Danish 'fremme'.

Verbs referencing "fremman"

English perform, Middle English fremmen.

Sample Sentences

  • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
  • Godes gelaðung wurðað þisne dæg ðam mæran apostole Paule to wurðmynte, forðam ðe he is gecweden ealra ðeoda láreow: þurh soðfæste lare wæs ðeah-hwæðere his martyrdóm samod mid ðam eadigan Petre gefremmed. (The church of God celebrates this day in honour of the great Apostle Paul, for he is called the teacher of all nations: though his martyrdom, for true doctrine, was accomplished with the blessed Peter's.)
  • c. 700 – 1000, Author unknown, "Beowulf (Wyatt, 1894)"
  • Hwæt! wē Gār-Dena gēar-dagum / þēod-cyninga þrym gefrūnon, / hū ðā æþelingas ellen fremedon. (Lo! we Spear-Danes of yore-days / heard of the nation-kings' glory, / how the princes performed bravery.)

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of fremman