rammel

English

Etymology

From Latin ramus (“a branch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹæməl/
• Rhymes: -æməl

Noun

rammel (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Refuse matter.
   • 1606, C[aius, i.e., Gaius] Suetonius Tranquillus, “The Historie of Nero Claudius Cæsar”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of Twelve Cæsars Emperours of Rome. […], London: […] [Humphrey Lownes and George Snowdon] for Matthew Lownes, →OCLC, section 38, pages 199–200:

     And becauſe he vvould not miſſe, but lay faſt holde upon all the bootie and pillage vvhich poſſibly hee could come by, even from thence alſo, having promiſed free leave to caſt forth dead karkaſſes and rid away the rammell of the ruines; looke vvhat reliques remained of all their goods and ſubſtance unburnt, he permitted not one to goe unto it.

Verb

rammel

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To turn to rubbish.

Usage notes

Reported by a speaker in Aylesham, Kent in January 2005. The man was said to be "one of a dying breed". (South East Voices‎^[1], BBC, 2005 January 17, retrieved 15 March 2021)

Anagrams

• lammer

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

rammel ? (uncountable)

1. beating

   Moet ge wa rammel hebben jong, me a veel praat!

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   (Brabantian)

   Synonyms: slaag, klop

Noun

rammel ? (plural rammels, diminutive rammeltje n)

1. a gossip

Verb

rammel

1. inflection of rammelen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

References

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Anagrams

• lammer

Maltese

Root
r-m-l
12 terms

Alternative forms

• rammal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈram.mɛl/

Verb

rammel (imperfect jrammel, past participle mrammel)

1. to cover with sand
2. to tingle (to have a prickling or mildly stinging sensation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rammel
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rammilt	rammilt	rammel		rammilna	rammiltu	rammlu
	f			rammlet
imperfect	m	nrammel	trammel	jrammel		nrammlu	trammlu	jrammlu
	f			trammel
imperative			rammel				rammlu