Hamme

Alemannic German

noun
Definitions
  • (Uri) the hook on the wide end of a scythe blade

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hamme inherited from Old High German hamma (curved limb, bent limb, thigh, shank) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hammō (shinbone, the hollow of the knee, ham).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hammō

Gloss

shinbone, the hollow of the knee, ham

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