ramm-

See also: ramm and 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-

  1. an emphatic prefix meaning extremely or strongly

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
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