reim

See also: Reim and réim

English

Alternative forms

• riem

Etymology

Etymology tree

Afrikaans riembor.

English reim

Borrowed from Afrikaans riem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm
• Homophones: ream, reem, reme, rheme

Noun

reim (plural reims)

1. (South Africa) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc.

References

“reim”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• IMer, Meir, Meri, Mire, Remi, emir, meri, mire, riem, rime

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse reim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reiːm/
• Rhymes: -eiːm

Noun

reim f (genitive singular reimar, nominative plural reimar)

1. strap, belt
2. shoelace

   Synonym: skóreim

Declension

Declension of reim (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reim	reimin	reimar	reimarnar
accusative	reim	reimina	reimar	reimarnar
dative	reim	reiminni	reimum	reimunum
genitive	reimar	reimarinnar	reima	reimanna

Derived terms

• skóreim

Anagrams

• ermi
• meir
• meri

Norwegian Bokmål

Drivreim (drive belt)

Alternative forms

• rem

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk reim, from Old Norse reim, itself probably from Middle Low German rême, from Proto-West Germanic *reumō. Partially displaced the Danish form rem, which is still common, but less frequent.

Noun

reim f or m (definite singular reima or reimen, indefinite plural reimer, definite plural reimene)

1. belt, strap, thong

Derived terms

• klokkereim
• lærreim
• registerreim

References

• “reim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “rem” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse reim.

Noun

reim f (definite singular reima, indefinite plural reimar or reimer, definite plural reimane or reimene)

1. a belt, strap

Derived terms

• klokkereim
• registerreim

References

• “reim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• meir, remi, rime

Old Norse

Etymology

A rare word attested in a 17th century manuscript of Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa. The root vowel doesn't correspond to Proto-West Germanic *reumō, which is why it's usually assumed to be a late etymological nativization of Middle Low German rême. However, De Vries proposes "secondary vowel variation". According to the Den Danske Ordbog, related to the ultimate root of Swedish strimma (“stripe, streak”). However, compare the base of Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“strip, strap”).

Noun

reim f (genitive reimar, plural reimar)

1. a lash, thong

Declension

Declension of reim (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reim	reimin	reimar	reimarnar
accusative	reim	reimina	reimar	reimarnar
dative	reim	reiminni	reimum	reimunum
genitive	reimar	reimarinnar	reima	reimanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: reim
• Faroese: reim
• Norwegian Nynorsk: reim
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: reim
• Old Swedish: rem, reem
  • Swedish: rem
• Old Danish: rem, reem, røm
  • Danish: rem
    • Norwegian Bokmål: rem

Further reading

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