Contionary:hàmar
Scots Norse
Etymology
From Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz. Cognate to Icelandic hamar, Faroese hamar, Swedish hammare, Danish hammer.
Pronunciation
Noun
hàmar m (genitive hàmars, plural hamrar or hanrar or hàmarar)
- stone
- a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
- hammer (tool)
- (obsolete) porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
- Synonym: (modern) hamrahákalle
Declension
Template:Snon-decl-m-a Due to many sound changes, "hamare" is quite irregular, this following table is more colloquial spellings that better show pronunciation. Template:Snon-decl-m-a And an uncontracted form (which is regular): Template:Snon-decl-m-a
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| hàmar | ghàmar | nhàmar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.