rymma

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rȳma, from Old Norse rýma, from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną. Related to rum (“room”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

rymma (present rymmer, preterite rymde, supine rymt, imperative rym)

1. to hold (a certain volume of space)

   fem personer ryms i denna bil

   five people can fit in this car

2. to escape, to run away

Usage notes

See also förrymd (“escaped”). "Rymd" is unidiomatic for escaped prisoners and the like.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rymma (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	rymma		rymmas
Supine	rymt		rymts
Imperative	rym		—
Imper. plural1	rymmen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rymmer	rymde	ryms, rymmes	rymdes
Ind. plural1	rymma	rymde	rymmas	rymdes
Subjunctive2	rymme	rymde	rymmes	rymdes
	Participles
Present participle	rymmande
Past participle	rymd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• förrymd
• inrymma
• på rymmen
• rymd
• rymling
• rymning
• utrymma

Further reading

• rymma in Svensk ordbok.