From Middle High German rīmen (“to compose, put into verse, rhyme”), from Old High German rīman (“to count, enumerate”), from Proto-Germanic *rīmaną (“to count”), from Proto-Indo-European *rēy- (“to add, fit, count”). Cognate with Middle Low German rîmen (“to appraise, show honour, put into verse, rhyme”).
reimen (weak, third-person singular present reimt, past tense reimte, past participle gereimt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | reimen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | reimend | ||||
| past participle | gereimt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich reime | wir reimen | i | ich reime | wir reimen |
| du reimst | ihr reimt | du reimest | ihr reimet | ||
| er reimt | sie reimen | er reime | sie reimen | ||
| preterite | ich reimte | wir reimten | ii | ich reimte1 | wir reimten1 |
| du reimtest | ihr reimtet | du reimtest1 | ihr reimtet1 | ||
| er reimte | sie reimten | er reimte1 | sie reimten1 | ||
| imperative | reim (du) reime (du) |
reimt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
reimen
reimen m or f