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▪ I. † freme, n. Obs.
Forms: 1 fręmu, freomo, 2–3 freme, 3 freoma, -e, 4 south. vreme.
[OE. fręmu str. fem., noun of quality from fram forward.]
Advantage, benefit, profit. Cf. frame n. 1.
a700Epinal Gloss. 135 Beneficium, fremu. c888K. ælfred Boeth. xiv. §1 Hwelc fremu is ðe ðæt, ðæt þu wilniᵹe þissa andweardena ᵹesælþa. c1000Sax. Leechd. I. 84 Þonne ys wen þæt hyt him cume to mycelre freme. a1175Cott. Hom. 217 Þat we hine [God] lufie..naht him to mede ac us to freme and to fultume. c1205Lay. 674 He deð him selua freoma a helpeð his freondene. 1258Charter Hen. III in Tyrrell Hist. Eng. (1700) II. App. 25 Ure treowthe for the freme of the Loande. 1340Ayenb. 69 Yef enye of hare uryendes ham wylleþ rede and hare ureme ssewy naȝt ham nolleþ yhere.
▪ II. † freme, v. Obs.
Forms: 1–2 fręmian, fręmman, 3 freme(n, -ien, (fremmen, froemen, south. vreomien).
[OE. fręmian, fręmman trans. and intr. = OFris. fremma, OS. fremmian, OHG. (gi-)fremen, ON. fremja:—OTeut. *framjan, f. *fram forward: see from.]
1. trans. To help forward, promote the interests of; to benefit; to refresh (with food, etc.). Also, to indulge.
Beowulf 1832 Ic on Hiᵹelace wat..þæt he mec fremman wile weordum ond worcum. a1000Andreas 936 (Gr.) Ðæt ic eaðe mæᵹ anra ᵹehwylcne fremman and fyrðran freonda minra. a1225Leg. Kath. 2367 Ha..bisohte..þæt he for his freolec, firstede hire & fremede. c1250Gen. & Ex. 1245 Ȝhe gan fremen ysmael Wið watres drinc and bredes mel.
2. intr.
a. To profit, be of service.
b. To gain ground, make progress; = frame v. 1 and 2.
c1000ælfric Gen. xxxvii. 20 Ðonne biþ ᵹesyne, hwæt him his swefn fremion. c1000Ags. Gosp. Matt. xvi. 26 Hwæt fremað æneᵹum menn þeah he [etc.]. c1175Lamb. Hom. 111 Ne ligge nefre on þine heorde, þet hauelese monnam meie fremian. a1225Ancr. R. 284 Gif þu hauest..eni oðer þing þet ham wolde ureomien. a1300E.E. Psalter lxxxviii[i]. 22 Noghte freme in him sal þe faa.
3. trans. To accomplish, effect, perform.
Beowulf 2800 Fremmað ᵹe nu [MS. ᵹena] leoda þearfe. a1000Cædmon's Gen. 30 (Gr.) Þæs engles mod, þe þone unræd ongan ærest fremman. c1205Lay. 24010 Heo scullen me monradene mid moscipe fremmen. c1300Havelok 441 Alle haueden sworen..That he sholden hise wille freme. |