drømme

See also: drømme-

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥ʁɶmə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dreyma (“to dream”), Proto-Germanic *draumijaną, cognate with English dream, German träumen. Derived from the noun *draumaz, hence Danish drøm.

Verb

drømme (imperative drøm, infinitive at drømme, present tense drømmer, past tense drømte, perfect tense har drømt)

1. to dream (to see imaginary events while sleeping)
2. to dream (to hope, to wish)
3. to dream (to daydream)

Conjugation

Inflection of drømme

	present	past
simple	drømmer	drømte
perfect	har drømt	havde drømt
passive	drømmes	drømtes
participle	drømmende	drømt
imperative	drøm	—
infinitive	drømme	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	drømmen	—

Derived terms

• dagdrømme (“to daydream”)
• drømmen ("dreaming")
• drømmer ("dreamer")
• drømmeri ("daydream", "reverie")

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

drømme c

1. indefinite plural of drøm

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish drømme, from Old Norse dreyma (“to dream”), from draumr (“a dream”), of uncertain origin. Probably cognate with English dream, Dutch dromen and German träumen.

Verb

drømme (imperative drøm, present tense drømmer, past tense drømte, past participle drømt, present participle drømmende)

1. to dream

   Jeg tror jeg drømte om deg i natt.

   I think I dreamt about you last night.

   Tøv, det må være noe du har drømt.

   Nonsense, it must have been something you dreamt.

   Jeg kunne ikke drømme om å gjøre noe så dumt.

   I wouldn't dream of doing something that stupid.

   Sitt ikke der og drøm!

   Stop dreaming! (literally: "don't you sit there and dream!")

   Livet er en drøm, som de aller færreste gir seg tid til å drømme. (Nils Kjær)

   Life is a dream very few take the time to dream.

Synonyms

• fantasere

Derived terms

• drømme seg bort
• drømmende
• drømmer

Related terms

• drøm (noun)
• drømme- (prefix)

See also

• drøyme (Nynorsk)

References

• “drømme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “drømme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Siterte sitater

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Optional form from Bokmål, remnant of when the official view (abandoned since 2005) was to merge Nynorsk and Bokmål together (see Norwegian language struggle).

Verb

drømme (present tense drømmer, past tense drømte, past participle drømt, present participle drømmande, imperative drøm)

1. optional form of drøyme, to dream

Usage notes

This form is a parallel form to the official form drøyme, in Norwegian designated as klammeform, "bracket form", meaning it is a form which use is not allowed in official contexts.