Främian

Old Swedish Dictionary - främian

Meaning of Old Swedish word "främian" (or fræmian) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

främian (fræmian): framgång, framskridande, förbättring. " hwat främian wi ther aff haffwom, ällar häloghet" LfK 145.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so främian may have also been written as fræmian

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᛅᛘᛁᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.