"gimmer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gimmers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gimbyre, from Old Norse gymbr (“one-year-old ewe lamb”), from Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄ (“a yearling ewe-lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (“winter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gimbyre}} Middle English gimbyre, {{der|en|non|gymbr|t=one-year-old ewe lamb}} Old Norse gymbr (“one-year-old ewe lamb”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*gimrį̄|t=a yearling ewe-lamb}} Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄ (“a yearling ewe-lamb”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰyem-|t=winter}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (“winter”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gimmer (plural gimmers)
  1. (Northern English dialect) A ewe between one and two years old. Tags: Northern-English, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Sheep

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