danme

Norman

Etymology

From Old French dame (“woman”), from Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina (“mistress of the house”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *dem- (“to build”).

Noun

danme f (plural danmes)

(Jersey) lady
(Jersey, card games) queen

Derived terms

blianche danme (“white lady”) (type of apparition)
danme dé tchoeu (“queen of hearts”)
hèrbe à la danme (“wild clary”)

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