ryman

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *rūmijan, from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

rȳman

  1. to make room
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Wē sind eall cuman on þissum līfe, and ūre eard nis nā hēr, ac wē sind hēr swelċe weġfērende menn. Ān cymþ, ōðer færeþ. Sē biþ ācenned, sē ōðer forþfæreþ and rȳmþ him setl.
      We are all guests in this life, and our home is not here, but we're here as wayfaring people. One person comes, another goes. One is born, another dies and makes them room.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of rȳman (weak class 1)
infinitive rȳman rȳmenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular rȳme rȳmde
second person singular rȳmest, rȳmst rȳmdest
third person singular rȳmeþ, rȳmþ rȳmde
plural rȳmaþ rȳmdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular rȳme rȳmde
plural rȳmen rȳmden
imperative
singular rȳm
plural rȳmaþ
participle present past
rȳmende (ġe)rȳmed

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: rimen
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