DREYMA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

DREYMA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 DREYMA

d and ð, poët. obsol. pret. reflex. dreymdumk; [draumr; A. S. dryman = psallere; Hel. drômian = jubilari; Engl. dream; Germ. träumen; Dan. drömme; Swed. drömma]:—to dream; in Icel. impers. and with a double acc., that of the dreamer and the dream or person appearing; thus, mik dreyindi draum, mik dreymdi mann, etc.; þat dreymdi mik, Nj. 95; hvat hefir þik dreymt, id.; hinn veg d. mik þó, 53; hann kvað sik dreymt hafa Hákon jarl (acc.), 122; dreymt hefir mik mart í vetr, Ld. 126; enn dreymdi hann enn þriðja draum, Fms. xi. 8; or poët., draum dreymdumk = draum dreymdi mik, I dreamt a dream, Bjarn. 49; or with ‘at’ with subj., hann (acc.) dreymði þat, at hann væri at lögbergi, Íb. ch. 4, cp. 385: konung dreymdi aldri, the king never had a dream, Hkr. i. 171; the phrase, at dreyma fyrir daglátunum, esp. of light merry dreams at daybreak, which people in Icel. consider a sign of good health, Fél. ix.

2 DREYMA

β. pers., the appearance in nom., (rare), sá maðr (nom.) dreymir mik jafnan, Fs. 98; dreymdi Svein Þórr heldr ófryniligr, Fms. ii. 162; þat er fyrir eldi er járn (nom. pl.) dreyma, Gkv. 2. 38; um vetrinn vóru dreymdir draumar margir, Bs. i. 497; vide draumr.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚱᛁᚢᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
acc.
accusative.
ch
chapter.
ch.
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
nom.
nominative.
obsol.
obsolete.
p.
page.
pers.
person, personal.
pl.
plural.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
pret.
preterite.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.
S.
South, Southern.
subj.
subjunctive.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fél.
Félags-rit.
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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