Old English · noun

hamm

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /xɑmm/
[hɑm]
Syllables: xɑmm (1 syllable)
Modern English: ham -ham knee inner enclosure enclosed

hamm1 · noun · feminine

Senses

ham, inner knee

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of hamm
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hamm	hamma hamme
Accusative	hamme	hamma hamme
Genitive	hamme	hamma
Dative	hamme	hammum

hamm2 · noun · masculine

Senses

enclosure, piece of enclosed land (especially land enclosed by a river)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of hamm
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hamm	hammas
Accusative	hamm	hammas
Genitive	hammes	hamma
Dative	hamme	hammum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hammō. Cognate with Middle Dutch hamme (Dutch ham), Old High German hamma (dialectal German Hamm), Old Norse hǫm.

Either from Proto-Germanic *hammaz, possibly related to *haimaz (“village, estate”); or Proto-Germanic *hamjaz, deverbal of *hamjaną (“pinch, hem in, enclose”), whence Old English *hemman (Modern English hem). Cognate with Old Frisian ham, Middle Low German hamme (Low Low German Hamm).

Descendants

ham, -ham

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