hamar

Faroese

noun
Definitions
  • rock face, stretch of cliff on a mountainside
  • hammer

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hamarr inherited from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz (tool with a stone head) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eḱmoros

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