gimmer

English

Etymology

From Middle English gimbyre, from Old Norse gymbr (“one-year-old ewe lamb”), from Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄ (“a yearling ewe-lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (“winter”).

Noun

gimmer (plural gimmers)

1. (Northern English dialect) A ewe between one and two years old.

Anagrams

• megrim, Grimme

Danish

Alternative forms

• gimmerlam

Etymology

From Old Danish gimmer, from Old Norse gymbr, from Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄. Cognate with Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira).

Noun

gimmer n (singular definite gimmeret, plural indefinite gimmer)

1. a gimmer, a ewe between one and two years old (hasn't had offspring yet)

Declension

Declension of gimmer

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gimmer	gimmeret	gimmer	gimmerne
genitive	gimmers	gimmerets	gimmers	gimmernes

References

• “gimmer” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gymbr, from Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɪmːɛr/

Noun

gimmer f (definite singular gimra, indefinite plural gimrar or gimrer, definite plural gimrane or gimrene)

1. a gimmer, a ewe between one and two years old

References

• “gimmer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse gymbr (“one year old ewe lamb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪmər]

Noun

gimmer (plural gimmers)

1. a two-year-old ewe

Derived terms

• gimmer shell (“the scallop Pecten maximus or Aequipecten opercularis”)