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gimmer
English
Etymology
From Middle English gimbyre, from Old Norse gymbr (“one year old ewe lamb”), from Proto-Germanic *gimr?? (“a yearling ewe-lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *??yem- (“winter”).
Noun
gimmer (plural gimmers)
- (Northern English dialect) A ewe between one and two years old.
Anagrams
- megrim
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse gymbr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?m??r/
Noun
gimmer f (definite singular gimra, indefinite plural gimrar or gimrer, definite plural gimrane or gimrene)
- a gimmer, a ewe between one and two years old
Further reading
- “gimmer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots
Etymology
From Old Norse gymbr (“one year old ewe lamb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???m?r]
Noun
gimmer (plural gimmers)
- a two-year-old ewe
Derived terms
- gimmer shell (“the scallop Pecten maximus or Aequipecten opercularis”)
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nimmer
English
Etymology
From nim (“to filch, steal”) +? -er.
Noun
nimmer (plural nimmers)
- A petty thief.
References
Anagrams
- mermin
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nemmer, from Old Dutch niemer. Equivalent to n- +? immer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?.m?r/
- Hyphenation: nim?mer
- Rhymes: -?m?r
Adverb
nimmer
- never
Usage notes
Nimmer has a slightly more formal connotation than nooit, although nimmer is also used in everyday spoken language.
Synonyms
- nooit
Derived terms
- nooit en te nimmer
- nimmermeer
- nooit ofte nimmer
German
Etymology
Originally n- +? immer, thus the same construct as English ever and never. Later on there has been interference by unrelated dialectal contractions of nicht mehr, as which the word is interpreted by most contemporary speakers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?m?r/
Adverb
nimmer
- (regional, chiefly southern Germany, Austria) no more, no longer
- (regional, chiefly southern Germany, Austria) never again
- (archaic or poetic, literary) never, at no time
- (Can we date this quote?), Espenbaum, Paul Celan:
- Meiner Mutter Haar ward nimmer weiß.
- (Can we date this quote?), Espenbaum, Paul Celan:
Usage notes
- In northern Germany and many parts of central Germany, the word is used mainly in some set phrases such as nie und nimmer (“never ever”). Otherwise, it sounds archaic or poetic. It is used more readily in southern Germany and Austria, meaning “no more” or “never again”. The original sense “never, at no time” is now rare.
Synonyms
- (no more): nicht mehr
- (never again): nie mehr, nie wieder
- (never): nie, niemals
Derived terms
- nimmermehr
- Nimmersatt
Further reading
- “nimmer” in Duden online
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