lambren

English

Alternative forms

lamber
lammer (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English lambren, alteration of Middle English lambre (“lambs”), from Old English lambru (“lambs”), from Proto-Germanic *lambizō, plural of Proto-Germanic *lambaz (“lamb”), corresponding to lamb +‎ -ren. Compare Saterland Frisian Loumere (“lambs”), Dutch lammeren (“lambs”), German Low German Lammer (“lambs”).

Noun

lambren

Obsolete or dialectal plural of lamb.

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