Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *harmō, from Proto-Germanic *harmô (ermine; weasel), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱormen-, *ḱormō (weasel). Cognate with Old High German harmo (ferret).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.mɑ/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.mɑ]

Noun

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hearma m

  1. ermine
  2. shrewmouse
  3. fieldmouse; dormouse

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative hearma hearman
accusative hearman hearman
genitive hearman hearmena
dative hearman hearmum

Derived terms

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  NODES
Note 1