"dremen" meaning in Middle English

See dremen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdreːmən/, /ˈdrɛːmən/
Etymology: From Old English drēman, Anglian form of drīeman, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic *draumijaną; equivalent to drem + -en (infinitival suffix). Forms with /ɛː/ are influenced by the noun. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|drēman}} Old English drēman, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*draumijan}} Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*draumijaną}} Proto-Germanic *draumijaną, {{af|enm|drem|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} drem + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} dremen, {{enm-verb|dremeth|dremynge|dremte|dremt}} dremen (third-person singular simple present dremeth, present participle dremynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative dremte, past participle dremt) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|drem|dremp|2a=drem|c=te|c2=ed}} Forms: dremeth [present, singular, third-person], dremynge [participle, present], dremte [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], dremt [participle, past], weak [table-tags], dremen [infinitive], to dremen [infinitive], dreme [infinitive], dreme [first-person, present, singular], drempte [first-person, past, singular], dremed [first-person, past, singular], dremest [present, second-person, singular], dremptest [past, second-person, singular], dremedest [past, second-person, singular], dremeth [present, singular, third-person], drempte [past, singular, third-person], dremed [past, singular, third-person], dreme [present, singular, subjunctive], drempte [past, singular, subjunctive], dremed [past, singular, subjunctive], dreme [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], dremen [plural, present], dreme [plural, present], drempten [past, plural], drempte [past, plural], dremeden [past, plural], dremede [past, plural], dremeth [imperative, plural, present], dreme [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], dremynge [participle, present], dremende [participle, present], drempt [participle, past], dremed [participle, past], ydrempt [participle, past], ydremed [participle, past]
  1. To dream (of something)
    Sense id: en-dremen-enm-verb-twBik~DX
  2. To talk or sing noisily.
    Sense id: en-dremen-enm-verb-4JkTF4W~
  3. (rare) To have a flight of fancy. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-dremen-enm-verb-J5O-3PAF Disambiguation of Sleep: 11 16 44 0 29 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 43 5 30 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 6 18 35 7 27 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 44 4 31 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 17 46 2 31 2
  4. (rare) To believe; to take as fact. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dremen-enm-verb-j1e-krNF
  5. (rare) To reverberate (of musical instruments) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-dremen-enm-verb-6ZiL3639 Disambiguation of Music: 0 13 36 0 50 0
  6. (rare) To celebrate or be joyful. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dremen-enm-verb-FJhTMZm3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dreme, dreomen, dreamen [Early-Middle-English]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "to dremen",
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        "infinitive"
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        "singular"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dreme",
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        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "drempte",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dremen",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dreme",
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        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "dremeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dremede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dremynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dremende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ydrempt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydremed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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        "head": ""
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        "To dream (of something)"
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "To talk or sing noisily."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ],
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
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          "noisily",
          "noisily"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To have a flight of fancy."
      ],
      "id": "en-dremen-enm-verb-J5O-3PAF",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To have a flight of fancy."
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To believe; to take as fact."
      ],
      "id": "en-dremen-enm-verb-j1e-krNF",
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        "(rare) To believe; to take as fact."
      ],
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          "_dis": "0 13 36 0 50 0",
          "kind": "topical",
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            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reverberate (of musical instruments)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dremen-enm-verb-6ZiL3639",
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        "(rare) To reverberate (of musical instruments)"
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To celebrate or be joyful."
      ],
      "id": "en-dremen-enm-verb-FJhTMZm3",
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          "celebrate",
          "celebrate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To celebrate or be joyful."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdreːmən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdrɛːmən/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dreme"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dreomen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "dreamen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dremen"
}
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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        "second-person",
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    {
      "form": "dremedest",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "dremeth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dremed",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "dreme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dremed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dreme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dremen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dreme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drempten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drempte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dremeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dremede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dremeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dreme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dremynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dremende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drempt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dremed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydrempt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydremed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dremen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dremeth",
        "2": "dremynge",
        "3": "dremte",
        "4": "dremt"
      },
      "expansion": "dremen (third-person singular simple present dremeth, present participle dremynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative dremte, past participle dremt)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "drem",
        "2": "dremp",
        "2a": "drem",
        "c": "te",
        "c2": "ed"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To dream (of something)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dream",
          "dream"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To talk or sing noisily."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ],
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ],
        [
          "noisily",
          "noisily"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have a flight of fancy."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To have a flight of fancy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To believe; to take as fact."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To believe; to take as fact."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reverberate (of musical instruments)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reverberate",
          "reverberate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To reverberate (of musical instruments)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To celebrate or be joyful."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "celebrate",
          "celebrate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To celebrate or be joyful."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdreːmən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdrɛːmən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dreme"
    },
    {
      "word": "dreomen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "dreamen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dremen"
}

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