ramese

Middle English

Alternative forms

rampse, ramze

Etymology

From Old English hramsa, from Proto-West Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Indo-European *kermus-, *kremus-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈramps(ə)/, /ˈramz(ə)/

Noun

ramese

ramsons (Allium ursinum)
Synonyms: affodill, ramson

Descendants

Scots: ramps, ramsh

References

“ramse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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