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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
- (Uri) lame; hobbling, limping
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German
Pronunciation
Verb
lamm
- singular imperative of lammen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of lammen
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lamb, from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos.
Pronunciation
Noun
lamm n
- a lamb
- (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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