"femmer" meaning in English

See femmer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more femmer [comparative], most femmer [superlative]
Etymology: Likely from Old Norse fimr (“nimble, agile”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|fimr||nimble, agile}} Old Norse fimr (“nimble, agile”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} femmer (comparative more femmer, superlative most femmer)
  1. (Northern England) Thin, fragile. Tags: Northern-England
    Sense id: en-femmer-en-adj-n0jTj6Rn Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (comparative), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 33 62 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 39 58 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Etymology: From femme + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|femme|er|id2=comparative}} femme + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} femmer
  1. comparative form of femme: more femme Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: femme (extra: more femme)
    Sense id: en-femmer-en-adj-i6xXdcjf Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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