ryman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rūmijan, from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈryː.mɑn/

Verb

rȳman

1. to make room
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"

     Wē sind eall cuman on þissum līfe, and ūre eard nis nā hēr, ac wē sind hēr swelċe weġfērende menn. Ān cymþ, ōðer færeþ. Sē biþ ācenned, sē ōðer forþfæreþ and rȳmþ him setl.

     We are all guests in this life, and our home is not here, but we're here as wayfaring people. One person comes, another goes. One is born, another dies and makes them room.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rȳman (weak class 1)

infinitive	rȳman	rȳmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	rȳme	rȳmde
second person singular	rȳmest, rȳmst	rȳmdest
third person singular	rȳmeþ, rȳmþ	rȳmde
plural	rȳmaþ	rȳmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	rȳme	rȳmde
plural	rȳmen	rȳmden
imperative
singular	rȳm
plural	rȳmaþ
participle	present	past
	rȳmende	(ġe)rȳmed

Related terms

• rūm

Descendants

• Middle English: rimen
  • English: ream, rime