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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hramjō, related to hremman, Old Norse hremma and Old Dutch *remmen from Proto-Germanic *hramjaną (“to hinder, clutch”). Possibly cognate with Old Norse hrammr (“bear claw”) (from Proto-Germanic *hramjaz (“clutching”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
hramma m (nominative plural hramma)
- cramp, spasm
Gif hwylcum men hramma derige- If cramp annoy any man.
Se underling, sum wīdcūð cræftiga georn godwīsdōmes and dēofolcræftes, wearð ellenwōd on þǣre tīde þæs hramman Wilcoxes geongan- The subject, a widely known architect with leanings toward theosophy and occultism, went violently insane on the date of young Wilcox’s seizure
Declension
Declension of hramma (weak)
Descendants
Old Norse
Noun
hramma
- indefinite accusative/genitive plural of hrammr