Contionary:hàmar

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz. Cognate to Icelandic hamar, Faroese hamar, Swedish hammare, Danish hammer.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈho.mʲərʲ/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈxo.mʲərʲ/

Noun

hàmar m (triggers lenition, plural hàmrarr or hàmararr)

1. stone
2. a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
3. hammer (tool)
   1. (dated, offensive) someone with an intellectual disability.

      arr ha nhàmar, è? ― he's a hammer, eh? (compare "not the sharpest tool")

4. (dated or obsolete) porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

   Synonym: (modern) hàmarghàchal

Mutation

Mutated forms of hàmar

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.