"ermelin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ermelins [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Hermelin (“ermine”), from Middle High German hermelin, from Old High German harmilī, harmilīn (“weasel”), diminutive of Old High German harmo (“ermine, stoat, weasel”), from Proto-Germanic *harmô (“weasel”). Cognate with Italian ermellino (“ermine”), from the same Germanic source. More at ermine. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Hermelin||ermine}} German Hermelin (“ermine”), {{der|en|gmh|hermelin}} Middle High German hermelin, {{cog|goh|harmilī}} Old High German harmilī, {{cog|goh|harmo||ermine, stoat, weasel}} Old High German harmo (“ermine, stoat, weasel”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*harmô||weasel}} Proto-Germanic *harmô (“weasel”), {{cog|it|ermellino||ermine}} Italian ermellino (“ermine”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ermelin (plural ermelins)
  1. (obsolete) An ermine. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: ermilin
    Sense id: en-ermelin-en-noun-V2SW47sK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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