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Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German rame, from Old Saxon hrama. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål ramme, German Rahmen.
Noun
ramme
- a frame
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German rāmen (senses 1,2), sense 3 from the noun.
Verb
ramme (imperative ram, infinitive at ramme, present tense rammer, past tense ramte, perfect tense har ramt)
- to affect
- to hit (affect adversely)
- (ramme inn) to frame (a picture)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
ramme
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of rammen
German
Verb
ramme
- inflection of rammen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German rame, compare with German Rahmen.
Noun
ramme f or m (definite singular ramma or rammen, indefinite plural rammer, definite plural rammene)
- a frame
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German rāmen (senses 1,2), sense 3 from the noun.
Verb
ramme (imperative ram, present tense rammer, passive rammes, simple past and past participle ramma or rammet)
- to affect
- to hit (affect adversely)
- (ramme inn) to frame (a picture)
References
- “ramme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “ramme_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “ramme_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “ramme_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German rame, compare with German Rahmen.
Noun
ramme f (definite singular ramma, indefinite plural rammer, definite plural rammene)
- a frame
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German rāmen (senses 1,2), sense 3 from the noun.
Verb
ramme (present tense rammar, past tense ramma, past participle ramma, passive infinitive rammast, present participle rammande, imperative ram)
- to affect
- to hit (affect adversely)
- (ramme inn) to frame (a picture)
Alternative forms
References