dimm

dimm

See also: DIMM

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dimm, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz. Compare Icelandic dimmur (dark), dimma (darkness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dimm/, [dim]

Adjective

dimm

  1. dim
    • 10th century, The Wife's Lament:
      Eald is þēs eorðsele, eal iċ eom oflongad, sindon dena dimme, dūna uphēa, bitre burgtūnas, brērum beweaxne, wīc wynna lēas.
      This earthen-house is old, I am fully forlonged, there are dim dales, tall mountains, bitter cities, overgrown by briars, villages bereft of glees.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: dim, dym