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): /drɛːm/
- Rhymes: -ɛːm
Noun
drem (plural dremes)
- music (either sung or instrumental)
- voice, conversing
- joy, mirthfulness
- 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.
- (waking) vision, premonition
Synonyms
- (dream, vision): sweven
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “drēm, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 March 2018.
- “drēm, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 March 2018.
Old English
Noun
drēm m
- alternative form of drēam
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔkˈtɔ.rɛm/
- Rhymes: -ɔrɛm
Noun
drem m pers
- instrumental singular of dr
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drêːm/
Noun
drȇm m inan (Cyrillic spelling дре̑м)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | drem | dremovi |
genitive | drema | dremova |
dative | dremu | dremovima |
accusative | drem | dremove |
vocative | dreme | dremovi |
locative | dremu | dremovima |
instrumental | dremom | dremovima |
Related terms
Slovene
Verb
drem
- first-person singular present of dreti