ræma

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Uncertain; older form (late Old Norse) rœma. According to Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon probably borrowed from Middle Low German rēme, or perhaps, as proposed by F. Holthausen, from Proto-Germanic *rōhmijǭ and related to Swedish rōm, rōma and Sanskrit रश्मि (raśmí). Compare also reim and rammi.

Noun

ræma f (genitive singular ræmu, nominative plural ræmur)

  1. strip, ribbon
    Synonyms: strimill, lengja, renningur
Declension

Etymology 2

Attested since the 17th century. From rámur (hoarse).

Noun

ræma f (genitive singular ræmu, no plural)

  1. hoarseness
    Synonym: hæsi
Declension

Etymology 3

From Old Norse rœma, from Proto-Germanic *rōmijaną or Proto-Germanic *wrōmijaną, from the root of rómur (voice).

Verb

ræma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ræmdi, supine ræmt)

  1. to make known
Conjugation

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