dǿma

See also: doma, döma, døma, and dæma

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• dœma, dæma

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną (“to judge”), whence also English deem; from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-.

Verb

dǿma (singular past indicative dǿmdi, plural past indicative dǿmdu, past participle dǿmdr)

1. to judge, give judgement, pass sentence
2. to talk, converse

Conjugation

Conjugation of dǿma — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	dǿma
present participle	dǿmandi
past participle	dǿmdr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	dǿmi	dǿmda
2nd-person singular	dǿmir	dǿmdir
3rd-person singular	dǿmir	dǿmdi
1st-person plural	dǿmum	dǿmdum
2nd-person plural	dǿmið	dǿmduð
3rd-person plural	dǿma	dǿmdu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	dǿma	dǿmda
2nd-person singular	dǿmir	dǿmdir
3rd-person singular	dǿmi	dǿmdi
1st-person plural	dǿmim	dǿmdim
2nd-person plural	dǿmið	dǿmdið
3rd-person plural	dǿmi	dǿmdi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	dǿm, dǿmi
1st-person plural	dǿmum
2nd-person plural	dǿmið

Conjugation of dǿma — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	dǿmask
present participle	dǿmandisk
past participle	dǿmzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	dǿmumk	dǿmdumk
2nd-person singular	dǿmisk	dǿmdisk
3rd-person singular	dǿmisk	dǿmdisk
1st-person plural	dǿmumsk	dǿmdumsk
2nd-person plural	dǿmizk	dǿmduzk
3rd-person plural	dǿmask	dǿmdusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	dǿmumk	dǿmdumk
2nd-person singular	dǿmisk	dǿmdisk
3rd-person singular	dǿmisk	dǿmdisk
1st-person plural	dǿmimsk	dǿmdimsk
2nd-person plural	dǿmizk	dǿmdizk
3rd-person plural	dǿmisk	dǿmdisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	dǿmsk, dǿmisk
1st-person plural	dǿmumsk
2nd-person plural	dǿmizk

Derived terms

• dǿmandi m
• dǿming f

Related terms

• dómr
• dǿmi

Descendants

• Icelandic: dæma
• Faroese: døma
• Norwegian Nynorsk: døma
• Elfdalian: dyöma
• Old Swedish: dø̄ma
  • Swedish: döma
• Old Danish: dømæ
  • Danish: dømme
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dømme
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: dømma
• Old Gutnish: dyma

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dœma”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 101; also available at the Internet Archive