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Old English · noun

rimere

Normalised rīmere

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈriː.me.re/
Syllables
ˈriː · me · re (3 syllables)
Modern English
rimerreckonercalculatescomputescountscalculatecompute

Meaning

  1. one who computes, counts, or calculates; a reckoner

Declension

Declension of rimere
SingularPlural
Nominative rīmererīmeras
Accusative rīmererīmeras
Genitive rīmeresrīmera
Dative rīmererīmerum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīmą (“number”) + Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz (nominal agent suffix), equivalent to Old English rīm (“enumeration”) + -ere (“-er”). Related to Old English rīman (“to count, number, reckon, enumerate, calculate, compute”). More at rime.

Descendants

rimer

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