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==[[Scots Norse]]==
==[[Scots Norse]]==
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA+|snon|/ˈxɑv, ˈxɑu̯/
*{{IPA+|snon|/ˈxɑv, ˈxɑu̯/|a=ST}}
{{IPA+|snon|/ˈçɛv, ˈçɛu̯/
*{{IPA+|snon|/ˈçɛv, ˈçɛu̯/|a=EA}}
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{snon-inh|hamarr|hamaraz}} {{cog|snon|is|hamar|fo|hamar|sv|hammare|da|hammer}}
{{snon-inh|hamarr|hamaraz}} {{cog|snon|is|hamar|fo|hamar|sv|hammare|da|hammer}}

Latest revision as of 15:31, 7 May 2026

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz. Cognate to Icelandic hamar, Faroese hamar, Swedish hammare, Danish hammer.

Noun

hàmh m (plural hàmhar)

  1. stone
  2. a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
  3. hammer (tool)
    1. (dated, offensive) someone with an intellectual disability.
      er ha ghàmh, è?
      he's a hammer, eh?
      compare "not the sharpest tool"
  4. (dated or obsolete) porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
    Synonym: (modern) hàmhhàchal

Mutation

Mutated forms of hàmh
radical lenition eclipsis
hàmh not applicable ghàmh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.