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Old English · adjective

rum

Normalised rūm

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ruːm/
Syllables
ruːm (1 syllable)
Modern English
roomspaciousroomybountifulextendedextensiveopportunityexpansive

rum1 · adjective

Senses

  1. spacious, roomy

  2. long, extended (of time)

  3. liberal, extensive, ample, abundant, bountiful, expansive, generous

    Wel bið þām eorle þe him on innan hafað, reþehyġdiġ wer, rūme heortan.

    It's good for that fighter, that right-minded man, who has a roomy heart within himself.

    c. 980, Almsgiving:

Declension

Strong declension of rum
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative rūmrūmrūm
Accusative rūmnerūmerūm
Genitive rūmesrūmrerūmes
Dative rūmumrūmrerūmum
Instrumental rūmerūmrerūme
Plural
Nominative rūmerūmarūmerūm
Accusative rūmerūmarūmerūm
Genitive rūmrarūmrarūmra
Dative rūmumrūmumrūmum
Instrumental rūmumrūmumrūmum
Weak declension of rum
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative rūmarūmerūme
Accusative rūmanrūmanrūme
Genitive rūmanrūmanrūman
Dative rūmanrūmanrūman
Instrumental rūmanrūmanrūman
Plural
Nominative rūmanrūmanrūman
Accusative rūmanrūmanrūman
Genitive rūmrarūmenarūmrarūmenarūmrarūmena
Dative rūmumrūmumrūmum
Instrumental rūmumrūmumrūmum

rum2 · noun · masculine/neuter

Senses

  1. room, space

  2. a space of time, an interval

  3. opportunity

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of rum
SingularPlural
Nominative rūmrūmrūmas
Accusative rūmrūmrūmas
Genitive rūmesrūma
Dative rūmerūmum

All forms (11)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rūm. Cognate with Old Saxon rūm, Dutch ruim, Old High German rūm, Old Norse rúmr, Gothic (rums).

From Proto-West Germanic *rūm.

Descendants

room

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