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frim

/fɹɪm/obsolete

frim is an adjective meaning “Flourishing; thriving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-R-I-M, and it appears about once in every 25 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).

What does frim mean?

adjective

  1. 1

    obsoleteFlourishing; thriving

  2. 2

    obsoleteVigorous.

  3. 3

    obsoleteFresh; luxuriant.

  4. 4

    UKobsoleteAlternative form of fremd.

    frim folk

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce frim?

  • /fɹɪm/

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of frim

  • more frim comparative
  • most frim superlative
  • frimmer comparative
  • frimmest superlative

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How common is frim?

Frim appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

Where does frim come from?

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.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).