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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /læm/
• Rhymes: -æm

Noun

lam

1. Used in the expression on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding

Danish

Adjective

lam

1. lame

Noun

lam

1. lamb

Dutch

Noun

lam n (plural: lammeren, diminutive: lammetje, plural diminutive: lammetjes

1. young of a goat or sheep

Adjective

lam (lamme)

1. unable to move, paralyzed
2. very drunk ( informal )

Old English

Etymology

West Germanic * laima

Noun

lām m

1. loam

Old High German

Etymology

Common Germanic * lamaz , whence also Old English lama , Old Norse lami

Adjective

lam

1. lame

Swedish

Adjective

lam

1. A person who is, by medical reasons, unable to move any limbs; lame
2. Inefficient, imperfect, almost ridicuosly so.

   Example:

   • Det var ett lamt försök. Gör ditt bästa istället!<=> That was a lame attempt. Do your best instead!

See also

• förlamad
• lamslagen

Volapük

Etymology

German Arm and English arm

Noun

lam

1. arm
2. blade
3. sharp blade

Other Translations for "lam"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		.-.. .- --
Binary		1101100 1100001 1101101
Hex		6C616D
Pig Latin		amlay

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