ramson
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from ramsons; compare Middle English ramson (originally plural, taken as singular); Old English hramesan, plural of hramsa (“onion, broad-leafed garlic”), from Proto-West Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic *hramusô (“onion, leek”), from Proto-Indo-European *kermus-, *kremus- (“wild garlic”). Cognate with Scots ramps (“wild garlic”), Dutch rams (“ramson”), Danish rams (“ramson”), Swedish ramslök (“wild garlic”). See buckrams.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ramson (plural ramsons)
- A plant, Allium ursinum, a wild relative of chives and garlic.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Allium ursinum): buckram, wild garlic
Translations[edit]
ramsons — see ramsons
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
- Armons, Manors, Marons, Marson, Ransom, Romans, Rosman, manors, morans, mornas, normas, ransom, sarmon
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The old plural of ramese (from Old English hramsa (“ramsons”)) taken as a singular.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ramson (plural ramsons)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “ramsen, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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