erme

From Middle English, from ermen, from Old English yrman. See yearn.

erme (third-person singular simple present ermes, present participle erming, simple past and past participle ermed)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to feel sad.

• -mere, Emer., Mere, REME, meer, mere, reem

• IPA^(key): /ˈer.me/, /ˈɛr.me/
• Rhymes: -erme, -ɛrme
• Hyphenation: ér‧me, èr‧me

erme f

1. plural of erma

• mere

From Old Norse ermr.

erme n (definite singular ermet, indefinite plural ermer, definite plural erma or ermene)

1. a sleeve (part of a garment that covers the arm)

• ermeløs
• skjorteerme

• “erme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• erm f (this spelling is preferred)

From Old Norse ermr.

erme n (definite singular ermet, indefinite plural erme, definite plural erma)

1. a sleeve (as above)

• ermelaus
• skjorteerme

• “erme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Indo-European.

erme

1. arm