rimma

From Old Norse rimma, related to ramr (“fierce, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“overbearing, strong”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪmːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪmːa

rimma f (genitive singular rimmu, nominative plural rimmur)

1. quarrel, altercation

   Synonyms: deila, rifrildi

rimma

1. termite

rimma (present rimmar, preterite rimmade, supine rimmat, imperative rimma)

1. to rhyme (produce rhymes, in speech, text, etc.)

   Om man säger "katt" följt av "hatt" så rimmar man

   If you say "cat" followed by "hat," you're rhyming

   rimmad vers

   rhymed verse

2. to rhyme (form rhymes)

   "Katt" rimmar på "hatt"

   "Cat" rhymes with "hat"

3. (figuratively) to match, to correspond

   Hans handlingar rimmar illa med hans påstådda värderingar

   His actions are at odds [rhyme poorly] with the values he says he stands for

4. (cooking) to salt-cure (salt (meat or the like, often pork) to preserve)

   rimmat fläsk

   salted pork / salt pork / salt-cured pork

På is used where with would be used in English: "rhyme with X" = "rimma på X"

• rim (“rhyme”)

• grava

• rimma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rimma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rimma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)