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hama

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hama, homa, an; m.
A covering.
Etymology
[Prompt. Parv. hame thyn skynne of an eye, or other like: K. Alis. dragoun's hame (cf. Icel. hams a snake's slough): O. Sax. O. H. Ger. hamo in compounds: and cf. O. H. Ger. hemidi camisa, vestimentum.]
Derived forms
DER. byrn-, cild-, feðer-, flǽsc-, gold-, grǽg-, heort-, líc-, wuldor-hama.
Similar entries
v. ham.
Linked entries
v.  ham flǽsc-hamian.
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