ammer

See also: Ammer, 'ammer, and Am. Mer.

English edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle English *ambre, from Old English amore. Alternatively, it may be a clipping of yellowhammer or earlier yelambre. Favored over *hammer due to the influence of its German cognate and synonym Ammer (“bunting”) and its predecessors, Middle High German amer and Old High German amaro.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.mə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.mɚ/

Noun edit

ammer (plural ammers)

The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.
Synonym: yellow-ammer

Further reading edit

“ammer” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

ammer m or f

indefinite plural of amme

Verb edit

ammer

present of amme

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

ammer f

indefinite plural of amme

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