ramese

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rampse, ramze

Etymology

From Old English hramsa, from Proto-West Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Indo-European *kermus-, *kremus-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈramps(ə)/, /ˈramz(ə)/

Noun

ramese

1. ramsons (Allium ursinum)

   Synonyms: affodill, ramson

Descendants

• Scots: ramps, ramsh

References

• “ramse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.