dimmr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (dark), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure).
Compare English dim.

Pronunciation

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  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈdĩmːr̩/

Adjective

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dimmr

  1. dim, gloomy

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: dimmur
  • Faroese: dimmur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dim
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dim

References

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  • Entry "dimmr" on page 88 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).