dǿmi

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną (“to judge”), whence also dǿma.

Noun

dǿmi n (genitive dǿmis)

  1. proof, reason
  2. incident, fact
  3. tale, story
  4. quotation
  5. example for imitation, model
  6. example, instant, precedent

Declension

Declension of dǿmi (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dǿmi dǿmit dǿmi dǿmin
accusative dǿmi dǿmit dǿmi dǿmin
dative dǿmi dǿminu dǿmum dǿmunum
genitive dǿmis dǿmisins dǿma dǿmanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dæmi
    • → Swedish: däme
  • Norwegian Bokmål: døme, -dømme
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: døme
  • Old Swedish: dø̄me
    • Swedish: döme
  • Old Danish: dømæ

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dœmi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 101; also available at the Internet Archive
  • “dǿmi” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
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