Dreyma

Old Norse Dictionary - dreyma

Meaning of Old Norse word "dreyma" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dreyma Old Norse word can mean:

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.

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.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚢᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Hel.: Heliand.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

obsol.: obsolete.

pers.: person.

poët.: poetically.

pret.: preterite.

reflex.: retlexive.

S.: Saga.

subj.: subjunctive.

Swed.: Swedish.

nom.: nominative.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Fél.: Félags-rit.

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

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