døma

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dœma, from Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną.

Verb

døma (third person singular past indicative dømdi, third person plural past indicative dømdu, supine dømt)

  1. to judge

Conjugation


Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²døːmɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dœma. Akin to English deem.

Alternative forms

Verb

døma (present tense dømer, past tense dømde or dømte, past participle dømt, present participle dømande, imperative døm)

  1. to judge
    Du skal ikkje vera så ivrig etter å døma andre.
    You should not be so keen on judging others.
  2. to sentence
    Han vart dømt til fem år i fengsel.
    He was sentenced to five years in prison.
  3. (sports) to referee
    Eg har dømt fleire hundre fotballkampar.
    I have refereed hundreds of football matches.
  4. (sports) (by a referee) to award (e.g. a free kick, penalty kick)

Etymology 2

Noun

døma n

  1. definite plural of døme

References


Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dœma, from Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną.

Verb

dø̄ma

  1. to judge, sentence

Conjugation

Descendants

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