Middle English Dictionary Entry
frim adj. & adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | frim adj. & adv. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE frim; ?OE freme excellent. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?Rich, flourishing, abundant; ?excellent.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)1079 : Tres ful schym, Þat twelue frytez of lyf con bere ful sone; Twelue syþez on ȝer þay beren ful frym.
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)5 : When flesshe or fysshe his served wele hote, Cast on þe powder of hare I wot; Hit is so frym, ren hyt wylle An malt as sugur, by ryȝt good skylle.