Lam

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 2 Danish 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 3.2 Adjective 4 Swedish 4.1 Adjective 4.1.1 Inflections 4.1.2 See also 5 Volapük 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun

English

Noun

lam

1. Used in the expression on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding

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Danish

Adjective

lam

1. lame

Noun

lam

1. lamb

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Dutch

Noun

lam n (plural: lammeren, diminutive: lammetje, plural diminutive: lammetjes

1. young of a goat or sheep

Adjective

lam (lamme)

1. unable to move, paralyzed
2. very drunk (informal)

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Swedish

Adjective

lam

1. A person who is, by medical reasons, unable to move any limbs; lame
2. Inefficient, imperfect, almost ridicuosly so.

   Example:

   • Det var ett lamt försök. Gör ditt bästa istället!<=> That was a lame attempt. Do your best instead!

Inflections

Inflections of lam		Singular				Plural
		Indefinite form		Definite form
		Common	Neuter	Natural masculine	Other
Absolute		lam	lamt	lame	lama	lama
Comparative		lamare				lamare
Superlative	Attribute	none		lamaste	lamaste	lamaste
	Predicative			lamast		lamast

See also

• förlamad
• lamslagen

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Volapük

Etymology

German Arm and English arm

Noun

lam

1. arm
2. blade
3. sharp bladees:lam

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