hramma

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hramjō, related to hremman, Old Norse hremma and Old Dutch *remmen from Proto-Germanic *hramjaną (“to hinder, clutch”). Possibly cognate with Old Norse hrammr (“bear claw”) (from Proto-Germanic *hramjaz (“clutching”)).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑm.mɑ/, [ˈr̥ɑm.mɑ]

Noun[edit]

hramma m (nominative plural hramma)

  1. cramp, spasm
    Gif hwylcum men hramma derige
    If cramp annoy any man.
    Se underling, sum wīdcūð cræftiga georn godwīsdōmes and dēofolcræftes, wearð ellenwōd on þǣre tīde þæs hramman Wilcoxes geongan
    The subject, a widely known architect with leanings toward theosophy and occultism, went violently insane on the date of young Wilcox’s seizure

Declension[edit]

Declension of hramma (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hramma hramman
accusative hramman hramman
genitive hramman hrammena
dative hramman hrammum

Related terms[edit]

  • hremman (“to hinder, obstruct”)

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: hramma

Old Norse[edit]

Noun[edit]

hramma

  1. indefinite accusative/genitive plural of hrammr
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