wumman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ulster Scots wumman, from Middle English womman.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Mid-Ulster English) IPA(key): /wʉ.mən/

Noun[edit]

wumman (plural wummen)

  1. (Mid-Ulster) woman
    • 1983, William Forbes Marshall, Sarah Ann and Our Son:
      For I'll hif to get a wumman, or the place'll suffer loss

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

wumman

  1. Alternative form of womman