ramson
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Etymology edit
Back-formation from ramsons; compare Middle English ramson (originally plural, taken as singular); Old English hramesan, plural of hramsa (“onion, broad-leafed garlic”), from Proto-West Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic *hramusô (“onion, leek”), from Proto-Indo-European *kermus-, *kremus- (“wild garlic”). Cognate with Scots ramps (“wild garlic”), Dutch rams (“ramson”), Danish rams (“ramson”), Swedish ramslök (“wild garlic”). See buckrams.
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Noun edit
ramson (plural ramsons)
- A plant, Allium ursinum, a wild relative of chives and garlic.
Synonyms edit
- (Allium ursinum): buckram, wild garlic
Translations edit
ramsons — see ramsons
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Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
The old plural of ramese (from Old English hramsa (“ramsons”)) taken as a singular.
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Noun edit
ramson (plural ramsons)
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References edit
- “ramsen, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.