Contionary:hàmer

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

hàmer 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

Inflection of hàmer (masculine a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	àmarᶫ	àmarar		hìn {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hìnirr àmarar
accusative	àmar	àmarᶫ		hìna {{{1n}}}	hìnirr àmarᶫ
dative	àmarᶫ	omruᶰ		hìnu {{{1n}}}ᶫ	hìnu {{{1n}}}uᶰ
genitive	àmarᶫ	àmarᶫ		hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Due to many sound changes, "hamare" is quite irregular, this following table is more colloquial spellings that better show pronunciation.

Inflection of hàmer (masculine a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	àmarᶫ	àmarar		hìn {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hìnirr àmarar
accusative	àmar	àmarᶫ		hìna {{{1n}}}	hìnirr àmarᶫ
dative	àmarᶫ	onruᶰ		hìnu {{{1n}}}ᶫ	hìnu {{{1n}}}uᶰ
genitive	àmarᶫ	àmarᶫ		hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

And an uncontracted form (which is regular):

Inflection of hàmer (masculine a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	àmarᶫ	àmarar		hìn {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hìnirr àmarar
accusative	àmar	àmarᶫ		hìna {{{1n}}}	hìnirr àmarᶫ
dative	àmarᶫ	òmaruᶰ		hìnu {{{1n}}}ᶫ	hìnu {{{1n}}}uᶰ
genitive	àmarᶫ	àmarᶫ		hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of hàmer

radical	voiced	nasal	lenition
hàmer	ghàmer	nhàmer	'àmer

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