resem

resem

1. inflection of resar:
   1. first-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   2. first-person plural imperative

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

• from the o-grade ablaut of rijgen (“to baste, impale”) (visible in the past tense reeg) + a suffix, possibly the same as in desem;
• from Middle Dutch rese (whence rist (“ordened package”));
• from Middle Dutch reeseem, which is from Spanish resma, from Arabic رِزْمَة (rizma).

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resem m (plural resems, diminutive resempje n)

1. (Belgium, figuratively) long list of similar things
   • 2023-10-01, “Week van het Nederlands: dierentaalkunde, zingend leren en digitale stadsspelletjes”, in Bruzz‎:

     In deze negende editie wordt vooral gefocust op de thema’s “gevoel en emotie” en daar horen zoals ieder jaar tal van activiteiten bij waarvan ook een hele resem in Brussel.

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2. (dated) collection of similar objects that are attached to each other with flexible material

• resem – etymologiebank.nl