lamb
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old English lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz (compare Dutch lam, German Lamm, Swedish lamm), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos (compare Scottish Gaelic lon (“elk”), Ancient Greek έλαφος (élaphos, “red deer”)), enlargement of *h₁elh₁én. More at elk.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
lamb (plural lambs or lambren (dialectal))
- A young sheep, of up to one year of age.
- The flesh of a lamb used as food.
- (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
young sheep
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flesh of lamb as food
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meek person
Verb [edit]
lamb (third-person singular simple present lambs, present participle lambing, simple past and past participle lambed)
- (intransitive) Of a sheep, to give birth.
- (transitive or intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.
- The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.
Translations [edit]
of a sheep, to give birth
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Anagrams [edit]
Faroese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.
Noun [edit]
lamb n (genitive singular lambs, plural lomb)
Declension [edit]
| n8 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lamb | lambið | lomb | lombini |
| Accusative | lamb | lambið | lomb | lombini |
| Dative | lambi | lambinum | lombum | lombunum |
| Genitive | lambs | lambsins | lamba | lambanna |
Derived terms [edit]
- gimburlamb (female lamb)
- veðurlamb (male lamb)
Gothic [edit]
Romanization [edit]
lamb
- See 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱
Icelandic [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
lamb n (genitive singular lambs, plural lömb)
- a lamb
Declension [edit]
declension of lamb
Derived terms [edit]
- launa lambið gráa
- ljúfur sem lamb
- vatna lömbum (compare the Old Norse krjúpa at keldu)
Old English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *lambaz.
Noun [edit]
lamb n
Declension [edit]
Declension of lamb (strong z-stem)
Descendants [edit]
- English: lamb
Old Norse [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *lambaz.
Noun [edit]
lamb n (genitive lambs, plural lǫmb)
- a lamb
Declension [edit]
declension of lamb
Descendants [edit]
Old Saxon [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *lambaz.
Noun [edit]
lamb n
Declension [edit]
Declension of Declension of lamb (strong z-stem)
| Singular | Plural | |
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| nominative | lamb | lambiru |
| accusative | lamb | lambiru |
| genitive | lambes | lambirō |
| dative | lambe | lambirum |
Descendants [edit]
- Low German: Lamm
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English nouns
- English verbs
- en:Baby animals
- en:Meats
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese neuter nouns
- Faroese nouns
- fo:Foods
- fo:Meats
- fo:Sheep
- fo:Stýrivolt
- Gothic romanizations
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic nouns
- is:Baby animals
- is:Sheep
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English nouns
- Old English z-stem nouns
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon nouns
- Old Saxon z-stem nouns