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)
- (Northern England) A ewe between one and two years old.
Anagrams
- megrim
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)
- a gimmer, a ewe between one and two years old
Further reading
- “gimmer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots
Etymology
From Old Norse gymbr (“one year old ewe lamb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɪmər]
Noun
gimmer (plural gimmers)
- a two-year-old ewe
Derived terms
- gimmer shell (“the scallop Pecten maximus or Aequipecten opercularis”)