naame

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian nema.

Verb

naame

  1. (Mooring) to take

Conjugation

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English name, from Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic *namō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naːm/, /nɑːm/

Noun

naame

  1. name
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:
      Yith w'had any lhuck, oor naame wode b' zung,
      If we had any luck, our name would have been sung

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 58