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riimu.

scratch

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈriːmu/[ˈriːmu]

  1. scratch

    dialectal

  2. rune (letter)

  3. chain

    dialectal

  4. halter (horse's headgear)

  5. the larger mesh of a trammel

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish grīma (among its meanings, "halter; (dialectal) mark in wood"; compare Swedish grimma (“halter”)), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô. Cognate with Estonian kriim.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.