Droom

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See also: droom

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German drōm, from Old High German *droum, northern variant of troum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʀoːm/ (Ripuarian; western Moselle Franconian)
  • IPA(key): /dʀɔːm/ (eastern Moselle Franconian)

Noun

Droom m (plural Drööm or Dreem or Drääm, diminutive Dröömche or Dreemche or Dräämche)

  1. (most dialects) dream

Usage notes

  • The inflected forms with -ö- are Ripuarian. The forms with -e- are used in Moselle Franconian dialects that pronounce /oː/ in the singular; those with -ä- are used in dialects that pronounce /ɔː/.

Derived terms

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German drôm, from Old Saxon drōm, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz. Cognate with English dream, North Frisian drom, German Traum.

Noun

Droom m (plural Dreem)

  1. dream

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian drām, from Proto-West Germanic *draum. Cognates include West Frisian dream, English dream, and German Traum.

Pronunciation

Noun

Droom m (plural Drome)

  1. dream
    • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:20:
      Wilst hie noch deeruur ättertoachte, ferskeen him n Ängel fon dän Here in n Droom un kwaad: Josef, Súun fon David, freze die nit, Maria as dien Wieuw bie die aptouníemen;
      While he was still thinking about it, came to him an angel from the Lord in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Maria as your wife;

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Droom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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