lam.
paralysed, paralyzed; lacking movement, strength, or sensation in all or part of the body
Meaning & usage
paralysed, paralyzed; lacking movement, strength, or sensation in all or part of the body
Hun var lam fra livet og ned.
temporarily unable to move, act, or react, especially because of fear, grief, or shock; numb, powerless, immobile
Hun ble stående lam av skrekk.
temporarily unable to move, act, or react, especially because of fear, grief, or shock; numb, powerless, immobile weak, feeble, listless, dull, or ineffective
Det var et lamt forsøk på en unnskyldning.
stupid, idiotic, lame
For en lam idé!
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse lami (“lame, crippled”), from Proto-Germanic *lamaz (“lame, weak, defective”). The modern strong form was probably reinforced by Danish lam (“lame, paralysed”), from Old Danish lam. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk lam, Swedish lam, Danish lam, Icelandic lami, Faroese lamin, English lame, Dutch lam and German lahm (“lame, paralysed”).
(Solør) a hinge with a long, flat metal strap or plate fastened across part of a door
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse lǫm (“hinge, joint”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *lamō (“hinge”). The further origin is uncertain. Compare Icelandic löm (“hinge”). Traditionally compared with Latin lamina (“thin plate, sheet of metal”).
a lamb; a young sheep, especially one less than a year old
Sauen fikk to lam i april.
a lamb; a young sheep, especially one less than a year old a symbol of gentleness, innocence, or harmlessness
a lamb; a young sheep, especially one less than a year old a young roe deer; a roe-deer fawn
lamb; the meat of a lamb
Vi serverte lam med poteter.
a symbolic lamb Jesus Christ as the silent and patiently suffering sacrificial lamb
a symbolic lamb Jesus Christ as the victorious judge and ruler represented by the Lamb in the Book of Revelation
a symbolic lamb an innocent person, especially a child, who suffers or is sacrificed
a symbolic lamb a Christian believer in relation to Christ as the shepherd
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse lamb (“lamb”), from Proto-Germanic *lambaz (“lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁-on-bʰ-os- (“lamb”), an enlargement of *h₁elh₁én (“deer, elk”), ultimately from *h₁el- (“deer, elk”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk lam, Danish lam, Swedish lamm, Icelandic lamb, Faroese lamb, English lamb, Dutch lam and German Lamm (“lamb”).
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