lambren

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A form of lamb — A young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months.

OriginMiddle English lambren ← Old English lambru ← Proto-Germanic *lambizō →
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Meanings

noun

alternative lamber · alternative lammer

  1. dialectalobsoletepluralObsolete or dialectal plural of lamb.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*lambaz“lamb”
  2. Proto-Germanic*lambizō
  3. Old Englishlambru“lambs”
  4. Middle Englishlambre“lambs”
  5. Middle Englishlambren
  6. Englishlambren

From Middle English lambren, alteration of Middle English lambre (“lambs”), from Old English lambru (“lambs”), from Proto-Germanic *lambizō, plural of Proto-Germanic *lambaz (“lamb”), corresponding to lamb + -ren. Compare Saterland Frisian Loumere (“lambs”), Dutch lammeren (“lambs”), German Low German Lammer (“lambs”).

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lambren,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambren.

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