hamme

== Danish == === Noun === hamme c indefinite plural of ham == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English ham, hamm (“back of the knee”), from Proto-West Germanic *hammu, from Proto-Germanic *hammō. The final vowel is generalised from Old English inflected forms. ==== Alternative forms ==== ham, hambe, hame homme (West Midland) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈham(ə)/, (West Midland) /ˈhɔm(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== hamme (plural hammes or (West Midland) hommen) The back or inside of the knee; the inner knee. (rare) The back of the thigh. ===== Descendants ===== English: ham Scots: ham, hamb ==== References ==== “hamme, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 April 2019. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hamme alternative form of ham (“pasture”) == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɑm.me/, [ˈhɑm.me] === Noun === hamme inflection of hamm: nominative plural accusative singular/plural genitive/dative singular