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.mərʲ/

Noun

hàmar m (genitive hàmars, plural hamrar or hanrar or hàmarar)

1. stone
2. a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
3. hammer (tool)
4. (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

Mutated forms of hàmar

radical	voiced	nasal	aspirate
hàmar	ghàmar	nhàmar	'àmar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.