dœmi

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną (to judge), whence also dœma.

Noun

dœmi n (genitive dœmis)

  1. proof, reason
  2. incident, fact
  3. tale, story
  4. quotation
  5. example for imitation, model
  6. example, instant, precedent

Declension

Descendants

References

  • dœmi in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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