dream
/driːm/·드림·noun, verb
a sequence of images in sleep; an aspiration
Old EnglishCEFR A2
Root
Proto-Germanic '*draumaz' (dream, joy)
Proto-Germanic *draumaz → Old English drēam (originally 'joy, music') → Middle English dremen (to dream)
In a word
Curiously, Old English drēam first meant "joy, music". The sleep-images had a different word entirely. How the two senses merged in Middle English is still debated among scholars. A small mystery lives inside the modern word "dream".
Examples
I had a strange dream last night.
Her dream is to become a teacher.
Don't stop dreaming.
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