dimmr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure”).
Compare English dim.

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈdĩmːr̩/

Adjective

dimmr

  1. dim, gloomy

Declension

Strong declension of dimmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmr dimm dimmt
accusative dimman dimma dimmt
dative dimmum dimmri dimmu
genitive dimms dimmrar dimms
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmir dimmar dimm
accusative dimma dimmar dimm
dative dimmum dimmum dimmum
genitive dimmra dimmra dimmra
Weak declension of dimmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmi dimma dimma
accusative dimma dimmu dimma
dative dimma dimmu dimma
genitive dimma dimmu dimma
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmu dimmu dimmu
accusative dimmu dimmu dimmu
dative dimmum dimmum dimmum
genitive dimmu dimmu dimmu
Declension of comparative of dimmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmari dimmari dimmara
accusative dimmara dimmari dimmara
dative dimmara dimmari dimmara
genitive dimmara dimmari dimmara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmari dimmari dimmari
accusative dimmari dimmari dimmari
dative dimmurum dimmurum dimmurum
genitive dimmari dimmari dimmari
Strong declension of superlative of dimmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmastr dimmust dimmast
accusative dimmastan dimmasta dimmast
dative dimmustum dimmastri dimmustu
genitive dimmasts dimmastrar dimmasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmastir dimmastar dimmust
accusative dimmasta dimmastar dimmust
dative dimmustum dimmustum dimmustum
genitive dimmastra dimmastra dimmastra
Weak declension of superlative of dimmr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmasti dimmasta dimmasta
accusative dimmasta dimmustu dimmasta
dative dimmasta dimmustu dimmasta
genitive dimmasta dimmustu dimmasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmustu dimmustu dimmustu
accusative dimmustu dimmustu dimmustu
dative dimmustum dimmustum dimmustum
genitive dimmustu dimmustu dimmustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dimmur
  • Faroese: dimmur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dim
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dim

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dimmr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 88; also available at the Internet Archive
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