Contionary:hàmh: Difference between revisions
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#a steep cliff, crag; a rock face | #a steep cliff, crag; a rock face | ||
#hammer {{g|tool}} | #hammer {{g|tool}} | ||
##{{lb|snon| | ##{{lb|snon|dated|offensive}} someone with an intellectual disability. | ||
##:{{uxi|snon|{{term|arr ha nhàmar}}, è?|he's a hammer, eh? <small>(compare "not the sharpest tool")</small>}} | ##:{{uxi|snon|{{term|arr ha nhàmar}}, è?|he's a hammer, eh? <small>(compare "not the sharpest tool")</small>}} | ||
#{{lb|snon| | #{{lb|snon|dated|or|obsolete}} {{taxon|porbeagle|Lamna nasus}} | ||
#:{{syn|snon|hàmarghàchal<q:modern>}} | #:{{syn|snon|hàmarghàchal<q:modern>}} | ||
===Mutation=== | ===Mutation=== | ||
{{snon-mut}} | {{snon-mut}} | ||
Revision as of 03:29, 24 April 2026
Scots Norse
Etymology
From Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz. Cognate to Icelandic hamar, Faroese hamar, Swedish hammare, Danish hammer.
Pronunciation
Noun
hàmh m (triggers lenition, plural hàmrarr or hàmararr)
- stone
- a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
- hammer (tool)
- (dated, offensive) someone with an intellectual disability.
- arr ha nhàmar, è? ― he's a hammer, eh? (compare "not the sharpest tool")
- (dated, offensive) someone with an intellectual disability.
- (dated or obsolete) porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
- Synonym: (modern) hàmarghàchal
Mutation
| 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.