lam
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Norse lemja.
Noun [edit]
lam (uncountable)
- Used in the expression on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding.
Verb [edit]
lam (third-person singular simple present lams, present participle lamming, simple past and past participle lammed)
- (transitive) To beat or thrash
Derived terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
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Noun [edit]
lam (plural lams)
Anagrams [edit]
Danish [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Norse lami.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /lam/, [lɑmˀ]
Adjective [edit]
lam (neuter lamt, definite and plural lamme)
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old Norse lamb.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /lam/, [lɑmˀ]
Noun [edit]
lam n (singular definite lammet, plural indefinite lam)
Inflection [edit]
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | lam | lammet | lam | lammene |
| genitive | lams | lammets | lams | lammenes |
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle Dutch lamp, lam, from Old Dutch *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz. Cognate with lamb, German Lamm.
Noun [edit]
lam n (plural lammeren, diminutive lammetje)
- A lamb, the young of a sheep
- (metonymically) The meat - or fleece/wool produce of a lamb; a dish prepared from lamb's meat
- (figuratively) A gentle person, especially an innocent child
Derived terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old Dutch *lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz. Cognate with lame, German lamm.
Adjective [edit]
lam (comparative lammer, superlative lamst)
Declension [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Lojban [edit]
Rafsi [edit]
lam
Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *laiman.
Noun [edit]
lām n
Descendants [edit]
- English: loam
Old High German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Common Proto-Germanic *lamaz, whence also Old English lama, Old Norse lami
Adjective [edit]
lam
Descendants [edit]
- German: lahm
Polish [edit]
Noun [edit]
lam
- genitive plural of lama
Swedish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
lam
- lame, unable to move any limbs
- (slang) lame, inefficient, imperfect, almost ridiculously so
- Det var ett lamt försök. Gör ditt bästa istället!
- That was a lame attempt. Do your best instead!
- Det var ett lamt försök. Gör ditt bästa istället!
Declension [edit]
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Volapük [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
lam (plural lams)
- arm
- blade
- sharp blade
Declension [edit]
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English verbs
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English countable nouns
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish adjectives
- Danish nouns
- da:Baby animals
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch adjectives
- Dutch informal terms
- Dutch irregular nouns
- Lojban rafsi
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English nouns
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German adjectives
- Polish noun forms
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish slang
- Volapük terms derived from German
- Volapük terms derived from English
- Volapük nouns