gimmer

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noun

A ewe between one and two years old.

OriginMiddle English gimbyre ← Old Norse gymbr ← Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄ →
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Meanings

noungimmer (plural gimmers)

plural gimmers

  1. Northern EnglishdialectalA ewe between one and two years old.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰyem-“winter”
  2. Proto-Germanic*gimrį̄“a yearling ewe-lamb”
  3. Old Norsegymbr“one-year-old ewe lamb”
  4. Middle Englishgimbyre
  5. Englishgimmer

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”).

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APA

gimmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gimmer

MLA

“gimmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gimmer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gimmer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gimmer.

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