dǿma

See also: doma, döma, døma, and dæma

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną (to judge), whence also English deem; from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-.

Verb

dǿma (singular past indicative dǿmdi, plural past indicative dǿmdu, past participle dǿmdr)

  1. to judge, give judgement, pass sentence
  2. to talk, converse

Conjugation

Conjugation of dǿma — active (weak class 1)
infinitive dǿma
present participle dǿmandi
past participle dǿmdr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular dǿmi dǿmda dǿma dǿmda
2nd person singular dǿmir dǿmdir dǿmir dǿmdir
3rd person singular dǿmir dǿmdi dǿmi dǿmdi
1st person plural dǿmum dǿmdum dǿmim dǿmdim
2nd person plural dǿmið dǿmduð dǿmið dǿmdið
3rd person plural dǿma dǿmdu dǿmi dǿmdi
imperative present
2nd person singular dǿm, dǿmi
1st person plural dǿmum
2nd person plural dǿmið
Conjugation of dǿma — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive dǿmask
present participle dǿmandisk
past participle dǿmzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular dǿmumk dǿmdumk dǿmumk dǿmdumk
2nd person singular dǿmisk dǿmdisk dǿmisk dǿmdisk
3rd person singular dǿmisk dǿmdisk dǿmisk dǿmdisk
1st person plural dǿmumsk dǿmdumsk dǿmimsk dǿmdimsk
2nd person plural dǿmizk dǿmduzk dǿmizk dǿmdizk
3rd person plural dǿmask dǿmdusk dǿmisk dǿmdisk
imperative present
2nd person singular dǿmsk, dǿmisk
1st person plural dǿmumsk
2nd person plural dǿmizk

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dæma
  • Faroese: døma
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: døma
  • Elfdalian: dyöma
  • Old Swedish: dø̄ma
  • Old Danish: dømæ
  • Old Gutnish: dyma

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dœma”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 101; also available at the Internet Archive