rymma

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish rȳma, from Old Norse rýma, from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną. Related to rum (room).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

rymma (present rymmer, preterite rymde, supine rymt, imperative rym)

  1. to hold (a certain volume of space)
    fem personer ryms i denna bil
    five people can fit in this car
  2. to escape, to run away

Usage notes[edit]

See also förrymd (escaped). "Rymd" is unidiomatic for escaped prisoners and the like.

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