lamme

See also: Lamme

Danish

Etymology

From lam +‎ -e.

Verb

lamme (imperative lam, infinitive at lamme, present tense lammer, past tense lammede, perfect tense lammet)

1. to paralyse, disable, cripple

   Synonyms: paralysere, læmme (“obsolete”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lamme

active passive present lammer lammes past lammede lammedes infinitive lamme lammes imperative lam — participle present - past lammet (auxiliary verb have or være) gerund —

Derived terms

• lammelse

References

• “lamme” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “lamme” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

lamme

1. inflection of lammen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

lamme

1. definite singular of lam
2. plural of lam

Etymology 2

From the adjective lam.

Verb

lamme (imperative lam, present tense lammer, simple past and past participle lamma or lammet, present participle lammende)

1. to cripple, paralyse (UK) or paralyze (US)

Synonyms

• paralysere

Derived terms

• lammelse

Etymology 3

From Old Norse lemba.

Verb

lamme (inflections as above)

1. (of a ewe (female sheep)) to lamb (give birth to lambs)

Related terms

• lam (noun)

References

• “lamme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From lam n (“lamb”).

Verb

lamme (present tense lammar, past tense lamma, past participle lamma, passive infinitive lammast, present participle lammande, imperative lam)

1. (ambitransitive) to lamb

Alternative forms

• lamma, lemma, lemme
• (non-standard since 1938) lamba, lemba

Derived terms

• lamming f, lemming f

Etymology 2

From the adjective lam.

Verb

lamme (present tense lammar, past tense lamma, past participle lamma, passive infinitive lammast, present participle lammande, imperative lam)

1. to cripple, paralyse (UK) or paralyze (US)

   Synonym: paralysere

Alternative forms

• lamma (a-infinitive)

Derived terms

• lamming f

Adjective

lamme

1. definite singular of lam
2. plural of lam

References

• “lamme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• malme