dream

Pronunciation: /dræ͜ɑːm/

“dream” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

joy, pleasure, gladness, rejoicing
that which causes merriment: musical instrument, music, melody, song, harmony
frenzy, ecstasy

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz, whence also Old Frisian drām, Old Saxon drōm (“joy, music, dream”), Old High German troum, Old Norse draumr.

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