drieman

Old English

Alternative forms

• drēman, drȳman

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *draumijaną, equivalent to drēam (“joy”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdri͜yː.mɑn/

Verb

drīeman

1. to rejoice, be merry
2. to play an instrument joyously
3. to sing a song joyfully

Conjugation

Conjugation of drīeman (weak class 1)

infinitive	drīeman	drīemenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	drīeme	drīemde
second person singular	drīemest, drīemst	drīemdest
third person singular	drīemeþ, drīemþ	drīemde
plural	drīemaþ	drīemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	drīeme	drīemde
plural	drīemen	drīemden
imperative
singular	drīem
plural	drīemaþ
participle	present	past
	drīemende	(ġe)drīemed

Derived terms

• drīeming
• frēadrīeman
• ġedrīeman

 

Related terms

• drēam m
• drēamere m

Descendants

• Middle English: dremen, dreme, dreomen, dreamen (Early Middle English)
  • English: dream

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “DRȲMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “DRĒMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “DRĪMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[3], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.