gimmer

English

Etymology

From Middle English gimbyre, from Old Norse gymbr (“one year old ewe lamb”), from Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄ (“a yearling ewe-lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (“winter”).

Noun

gimmer (plural gimmers)

  1. (Northern England) A ewe between one and two years old.

Anagrams

Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse gymbr (“one year old ewe lamb”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɪmər]

Noun

gimmer (plural gimmers)

  1. a two-year-old ewe

Derived terms

  • gimmer shell (“the scallop Pecten maximus or Aequipecten opercularis”)
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