ramm-
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse rammr (“powerful, strong of body, mighty of capability; bitter of taste”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“strong, overbearing”). Sometimes spelled ramr, as in hamramr.
Prefix
ramm-
- an emphatic prefix meaning extremely or strongly
- aukinn → rammaukinn
- efldur → rammefldur
- dýr → ramdýr
- íslenskur → rammíslenskur
- pólitískur → rammpólitískur
- skakkur → rammskakkur
Usage notes
- Sometimes spelled ram-.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ramdýr
- rammaukinn
- rammbyggilegur
- rammefldur
- rammgerður/rammger
- rammgjörður/rammgjör
- rammlegur
- rammriðinn
- rammriðinn stóði Rökkva (“someone used to ships”)
- rammskakkur
- rammvirkur/rammyrkur
See also
- rammur/ramur