drem

See also: Drem

Middle English

FWOTD – 16 January 2023

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old English drēam, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz. Some senses are probably a semantic loan from Old Norse draumr, displacing sweven (from Old English swefn).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /drɛ̝ːm/
    • Rhymes: -ɛːm

    Noun

    drem (plural dremes)

    1. music (either sung or instrumental)
    2. voice, conversing
    3. joy, mirthfulness
    4. dream (especially a prophetic one)
      • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Job 20:8”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
        As a dꝛeem fleynge awei he ſchal not be foundun he ſchal paſſe as a nyȝtis ſiȝt
        Like a dream going away, he won't be found; he'll disappear like a night's vision.
    5. (waking) vision, premonition

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • English: dream
    • Scots: dreme

    References

    North Frisian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Old Frisian *drēma, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    drem (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt)

    1. to dream

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of drem (Sylt dialect)
    infinitive I drem
    infinitive II () dremen
    past participle dremt
    imperative drem
      present past
    1st singular drem dremt
    2nd singular dremst dremst
    3rd singular dremt dremt
    plural / dual drem dremt
      perfect pluperfect
    1st singular haa dremt her dremt
    2nd singular heest dremt herst dremt
    3rd singular heer dremt her dremt
    plural / dual haa dremt her dremt
      future (skel) future (wel)
    1st singular skel drem wel drem
    2nd singular sket drem wet drem
    3rd singular skel drem wel drem
    plural / dual skel drem wel drem

    Old English

    Noun

    drēm m

    1. alternative form of drēam

    Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dɔkˈtɔ.rɛm/
    • Rhymes: -ɔrɛm

    Noun

    drem m pers

    1. instrumental singular of dr

    Serbo-Croatian

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /drêːm/

    Noun

    drȇm m inan (Cyrillic spelling дре̑м) (Ekavian)

    1. slumber, doze

    Declension

    Declension of drem
    singular plural
    nominative drem dremovi
    genitive drema dremova
    dative dremu dremovima
    accusative drem dremove
    vocative dreme dremovi
    locative dremu dremovima
    instrumental dremom dremovima

    Slovene

    Verb

    drem

    1. first-person singular present of dreti