ramm
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rammaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɑmm/, [rɑm]
Noun
ramm m
- ram (animal)
- battering ram
- c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones De Arte Grammatica Anglice
- Sumu word ġetācniaþ mā mid ānre clipunge: ariēs biþ ramm betwēox sċēapum and ramm tō wealġeweorce, and ariēs is ān þāra twelf tācna.
- Some words signify multiple things with one name: aries is a ram among sheep and a ram for taking down walls, and Aries is a sign of the Zodiac.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones De Arte Grammatica Anglice
Declension
Declension of ramm (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ramm | rammas |
| accusative | ramm | rammas |
| genitive | rammes | ramma |
| dative | ramme | rammum |
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