hamme

See also: Hamme

Danish

Noun

hamme c

1. indefinite plural of ham

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English ham, hamm (“back of the knee”), from Proto-West Germanic *hammu, from Proto-Germanic *hammō. The final vowel is generalised from Old English inflected forms.

Alternative forms

• ham, hambe, hame
• homme (West Midland)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈham(ə)/, (West Midland) /ˈhɔm(ə)/

Noun

hamme (plural hammes or (West Midland) hommen)

1. The back or inside of the knee; the inner knee.
2. (rare) The back of the thigh.

Descendants

• English: ham
• Scots: ham, hamb

References

• “hamme, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 April 2019.

Etymology 2

Noun

hamme

1. alternative form of ham (“pasture”)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑm.me/, [ˈhɑm.me]

Noun

hamme

1. inflection of hamm:
   1. nominative plural
   2. accusative singular/plural
   3. genitive/dative singular