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.mʲərʲ/

Noun

hàmer m (genitive hàmer, plural 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	hàmerᶫ	hàmerar		hìn 'àmerᶫ	hìnirr hàmerar
accusative	hàmer	hàmerᶫ		hìna nhàmer	hìnirr hàmerᶫ
dative	hàmerᶫ	hòmeruᶰ		hìnu nhàmerᶫ	hìnu nhòmeruᶰ
genitive	hàmerᶫ	hàmerᶫ		hin 'àmerᶫ	hinn 'àmerᶫ

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.