ramm

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See also: Ramm, ramm-, and rɑmm

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rammaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

ramm m

  1. ram (animal)
  2. battering ram
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones De Arte Grammatica Anglice
      Sumu word ġetācniaþ mā mid ānre clipunge: ariēs biþ ramm betwux sċēapum and ramm tō weallġeweorce, and Ariēs is ān þāra twelf tācna.
      Some words signify multiple things with one sound: aries is a ram among sheep and a ram for taking down walls, and Aries is a sign of the Zodiac.

Declension

Declension of ramm (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ramm rammas
accusative ramm rammas
genitive rammes ramma
dative ramme rammum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: ram, ramme

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

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Noun

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  1. Roe (eggs of a fish.)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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  1. Cream (fatty part of milk.)
Derived terms
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