lamming

English

lamming

lamming (plural lammings)

A beating.
- 1923, J. M. Barrie, Captain Hook at Eton:
  This blood, I am informed, saved him many lammings from the head of the house, who, though Keeper of the Fives, fainted at first sight of it […]

From lamme (“of a ewe: to lamb, give birth to lambs”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”).

lamming f or m (definite singular lamminga or lammingen, indefinite plural lamminger, definite plural lammingene)

lambing; the act or process of a ewe giving birth to one or more lambs
Hun hadde ansvar for fjøsstell og lamming. ― She was responsible for tending the barn and helping with lambing.
- 2005, Steinar Lem, Det lille livet:
  de fleste sauebønder er delstidsbønder, og ofte ikke til stede under lammingen
  most sheep farmers are part-time farmers and are often not present during lambing
- 2011, Odd Klippenvåg, Ljublju:
  jeg hjelper … Gjermund med lamminga så å si hver eneste dag
  I help … Gjermund with the lambing almost every single day
the lambing season; the period when ewes give birth
Synonym: lammingstid
- 2004, Per Petterson, Månen over Porten:
  det er midt i lamminga
  it is the middle of lambing season

From lamme (“to paralyse, immobilize; bring to a halt”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”).

lamming f or m (definite singular lamminga or lammingen, indefinite plural lamminger, definite plural lammingene)

the act or process of paralysing or immobilizing someone or something; the causing of paralysis
Skaden førte til lamming av nerven. ― The injury caused paralysis of the nerve.
(figuratively) the act or process of rendering an activity, organization, or system unable to function
Synonym: lammelse