Frim

//fɹɪm// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Flourishing; thriving dialectal, obsolete
  2. 2
    Alternative form of fremd. UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete

    "frim folk"

  3. 3
    Alternative form of frum. Judaism, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete
  4. 4
    Vigorous. dialectal, obsolete
  5. 5
    Fresh; luxuriant. dialectal, obsolete

    "Through the Frim pastures freely at his leasure"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Forest Research Institute of Malaysia. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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"Through the Frim pastures freely at his leasure"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Dialectal variant of fremd.

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