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Old English · verb

drieman

Normalised drīeman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈdri͜yː.mɑn/
Syllables
ˈdri͜yː · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
merryjoyfullyjoyouslyrejoicedream

Meaning

  1. to rejoice, be merry

  2. to play an instrument joyously

  3. to sing a song joyfully

Conjugation

Conjugation of drieman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular drīemedrīemde
2nd singular drīemestdrīemstdrīemdest
3rd singular drīemeþdrīemþdrīemde
Plural drīemaþdrīemdon
Subjunctive
Singular drīemedrīemde
Plural drīemendrīemden
Non-finite forms of drieman
Form
Infinitive drīeman
Inflected infinitive drīemenne
Imperative singular drīem
Imperative plural drīemaþ
Present participle drīemende
Past participle drīemedġedrīemed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *draumijaną, equivalent to drēam (“joy”) + -an.

Descendants

dream

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