lamm

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See also: Lamm, łamm, and lamm-

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz. Cognate with German lahm, Dutch lam, English lame, Swedish lam.

Adjective

lamm

  1. (Uri) lame; hobbling, limping

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Verb

lamm

  1. singular imperative of lammen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of lammen

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish lamb, from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lamː/
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Noun

lamm n

  1. a lamb
  2. lamb (as part of a dish – might get qualified as lammkött otherwise)
  3. (Gotland) a sheep

Usage notes

  • On the island Gotland (known for its sheep), lamm is used for sheep and lammunge for lamb.
  • damm, lamm and ramm are the three words in Swedish spelled with double final -mm (to avoid confusion with dam, lam and ram).

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