noun · femininefirst declension
framea
framea f (genitive frameae)
Meaning
- femininespear, javelin as used by the Germani
- femininesword
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | framea | frameae |
| genitive | frameae | frameārum |
| dative | frameae | frameīs |
| accusative | frameam | frameās |
| ablative | frameā | frameīs |
| vocative | framea | frameae |
frămĕa, ae, f. an old Germ. word.
I. A spear, javelin, used by the ancient Germans:
hastas vel ipsorum vocabulo frameas gerunt angusto et brevi ferro, sed ita acri et ad usum habili, ut eodem telo, proüt ratio poscit, vel comminus vel eminus pugnent, Tac. G. 6; 11; 14; 18; 24; Gell. 10, 25, 2: Martis, Juv. 13, 79.—II. In late Lat., a sword, Aug. Ep. 120, 16; Vulg. Psa. 16, 13.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
framea ae, f
Germ., a spear, javelin , Ta.: Martis, Iu.
Origins
In Germania, Tacitus says that this word was the Germans' own name for their spears. As such, we can assume the word is from Proto-Germanic. However, the specific reconstruction is uncertain; the most accepted one being *framjō (“lance, spear, javelin”), perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”) (see Frank). Another possible relative might be the poetic Old Norse þremjar (“swords”), in which case the Proto-Germanic ancestor term would start with þr-, not fr-, and thus yield *þramjō (“spear, javelin”). Another possibility is from Proto-Germanic *hramjō (“pole, perch”), a derivative of Proto-Germanic *hramō (“frame”).
Descendants
- Englishframea
- Frenchframée
- Italianframea
- Spanishfrámea