"ryman" meaning in All languages combined

See ryman on Wiktionary

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈryː.mɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *rūmijan, from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*rūmijan}} Proto-West Germanic *rūmijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*rūmijaną}} Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną Head templates: {{ang-verb|rȳman}} rȳman Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|rȳman<w1>}} Forms: rȳman [canonical], weak [table-tags], rȳman [infinitive], rȳmenne [infinitive], rȳme [first-person, present, singular], rȳmde [first-person, past, singular], rȳmest [present, second-person, singular], rȳmst [present, second-person, singular], rȳmdest [past, second-person, singular], rȳmeþ [present, singular, third-person], rȳmþ [present, singular, third-person], rȳmde [past, singular, third-person], rȳmaþ [plural, present], rȳmdon [past, plural], rȳme [present, singular], rȳmde [past, singular], rȳmen [plural, present], rȳmden [past, plural], rȳm [imperative, past, present, singular], rȳmaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], rȳmende [imperative, present], rȳmed [imperative, past], ġerȳmed [imperative, past]
  1. to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge, amplify
    Sense id: en-ryman-ang-verb-wq-piN9w Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 14 43 44
  2. to clear the way, clear by removing obstructions
    Sense id: en-ryman-ang-verb-nKq2k2Pz Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 14 43 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 48 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 48 49
  3. to make room, give place (to another)
    Sense id: en-ryman-ang-verb-6h4TP9zb Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 14 43 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 48 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 48 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rȳmet Related terms: rūm
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    }
  ],
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          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "ream"
        },
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "rime"
        }
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "rimen"
    }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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          "rȳman",
          "ryman#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "rȳmenne",
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          "rȳmenne",
          "rymenne#Old_English"
        ]
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          "rȳmest",
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          "rȳmeþ",
          "rymeþ#Old_English"
        ]
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "rȳmdon",
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          "rȳmdon",
          "rymdon#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "rȳmen",
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          "rȳmen",
          "rymen#Old_English"
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        "present"
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      "form": "rȳmden",
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          "rȳm",
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          "rȳmaþ",
          "rymaþ#Old_English"
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          "rȳmende",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġerȳmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
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        "1": "rȳman"
      },
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rȳman<w1>"
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 43 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge, amplify"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "roomy",
          "roomy"
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        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "enlarge",
          "enlarge"
        ],
        [
          "amplify",
          "amplify"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 43 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 48 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to clear the way, clear by removing obstructions"
      ],
      "id": "en-ryman-ang-verb-nKq2k2Pz",
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
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        {
          "english": "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.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"On the Greater Litany\"\nWē 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.",
          "translation": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make room, give place (to another)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ryman-ang-verb-6h4TP9zb",
      "links": [
        [
          "make room",
          "make room"
        ],
        [
          "give place",
          "give place"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈryː.mɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ryman"
}
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "rymeþ#Old_English"
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        "singular",
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          "rȳmþ",
          "rymþ#Old_English"
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          "rymde#Old_English"
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      "form": "rȳmen",
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          "rȳmen",
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        "present"
      ]
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        "plural"
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      "form": "rȳm",
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          "rȳm",
          "rym#Old_English"
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        "present"
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          "rȳmende",
          "rymende#Old_English"
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        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rȳmed",
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        [
          "rȳmed",
          "rymed#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġerȳmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "rȳman"
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          "roomy",
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        [
          "extend",
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        ],
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          "clear"
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        {
          "english": "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.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"On the Greater Litany\"\nWē 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.",
          "translation": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make room, give place (to another)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make room",
          "make room"
        ],
        [
          "give place",
          "give place"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈryː.mɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ryman"
}

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