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Old English · verb

trymman

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

Meaning

  1. to strengthen, make firm

  2. to settle, arrange

  3. to confirm, establish, corroborate

  4. to give strength to mind or heart, admonish, comfort, encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of trymman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular trymmetrymede
2nd singular trymesttrymedest
3rd singular trymeþtrymede
Plural trymmaþtrymedon
Subjunctive
Singular trymmetrymede
Plural trymmentrymeden
Non-finite forms of trymman
Form
Infinitive trymman
Inflected infinitive trymmenne
Imperative singular tryme
Imperative plural trymmaþ
Present participle trymmende
Past participle trymedġetrymed

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast, strengthen”). Possibly akin to the noun þrymm.

Descendants

trim

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