hamme

hamme c

1. indefinite plural of ham

Inherited from Old English ham, hamm (“back of the knee”), from Proto-West Germanic *hammu, from Proto-Germanic *hammō. The final vowel is generalised from Old English inflected forms.

• ham, hambe, hame
• homme (West Midlands)

• IPA^(key): /ˈham(ə)/, (West Midlands) /ˈhɔm(ə)/

hamme (plural hammes or hommen)

1. The back or inside of the knee.

• English: ham
• Scots: ham, hamb

• “hamme, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 April 2019.

hamme

1. alternative form of ham (“pasture”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑm.me/, [ˈhɑm.me]

hamme

1. inflection of hamm:
   1. nominative plural
   2. accusative singular/plural
   3. genitive/dative singular