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 England) A ewe between one and two years old.

Anagrams


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gymbr.

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

Further reading


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)
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