Old English · verb

riman

Normalised rīman

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈriː.mɑn/
Syllables: ˈriː · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: calculate compute recount enumerate succession rime reckon

Meaning

to count, number, reckon
to enumerate, recount, describe in succession, tell
to calculate, compute, count up
to account, esteem as

Conjugation

Conjugation of riman
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	rīme	rīmde
2nd singular	rīmest rīmst	rīmdest
3rd singular	rīmeþ rīmþ	rīmde
Plural	rīmaþ	rīmdon
Subjunctive
Singular	rīme	rīmde
Plural	rīmen	rīmden

Non-finite forms of riman
	Form
Infinitive	rīman
Inflected infinitive	rīmenne
Imperative singular	rīm
Imperative plural	rīmaþ
Present participle	rīmende
Past participle	rīmed ġerīmed

All forms (17)

rīme
rīmde
rīmest
rīmst
rīmdest
rīmeþ
rīmþ
rīmaþ
rīmdon
rīmen
rīmden
rīman
rīmenne
rīm
rīmende
rīmed
ġerīmed

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīmijaną, *rīmaną (“to count”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rey- (“to customise, regulate, order, count, add”). Cognate with Old High German rīman (“to count”), Latin reor (“count, reckon, think”).

Descendants

rime

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