frum

See also: Frum and frum-

English

Etymology

From Yiddish פֿרום‎ (frum, “pious”). Related to German fromm and Dutch vroom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɹʊm/, (Poylish and Ukrainish traditions) /fɹɪm/
Rhymes: -ʊm, -ɪm

Adjective

frum (comparative more frum, superlative most frum)

(Judaism) pious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism

Related terms

frummer

Gothic

Romanization

frum

Romanization of 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼

Irish

Pronoun

frum (emphatic frumsa)

Alternative form of faram (“along with me, beside me; in addition to me; as good as me”)

See also

frum fram (“noise, uproar”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “frum”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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