- hearma
- m (-n/-n) mouse?, weasel? [OHG harmo] netila = nitella, dormouse
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Ermine — Er mine, n. [OF. ermine, F. hermine, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. harmo, G. hermelin, akin to Lith. szarm?, szarmonys, weasel, cf. AS. hearma; but cf. also LL. armelinus, armellina, hermellina, and pellis Armenia, the fur of the Armenian rat … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ermine moth — Ermine Er mine, n. [OF. ermine, F. hermine, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. harmo, G. hermelin, akin to Lith. szarm?, szarmonys, weasel, cf. AS. hearma; but cf. also LL. armelinus, armellina, hermellina, and pellis Armenia, the fur of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
M erminea — Ermine Er mine, n. [OF. ermine, F. hermine, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. harmo, G. hermelin, akin to Lith. szarm?, szarmonys, weasel, cf. AS. hearma; but cf. also LL. armelinus, armellina, hermellina, and pellis Armenia, the fur of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yponomeuta padella — Ermine Er mine, n. [OF. ermine, F. hermine, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. harmo, G. hermelin, akin to Lith. szarm?, szarmonys, weasel, cf. AS. hearma; but cf. also LL. armelinus, armellina, hermellina, and pellis Armenia, the fur of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stoat — Ermine redirects here. For other uses, see Ermine (disambiguation). Stoat Conservation status … Wikipedia
Ermine — 1) The stoat (Mustela erminea). The fur is reddish brown during the summer, but turns wholly white in the winter except for a black tip on the tail. Much used as trimming on clothing for royalty and nobles. In 1074 the Scots King Malcolm gave… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Hermelin — Sn erw. fach. (11. Jh., Form 12. Jh.), mhd. hermelin, ahd. harmilī(n), harmil Wiesel (besonders das im Winterpelz) Stammwort. Verkleinerungsform zu ahd. harmo, as. harmo m., ae. hearma m. Wiesel . Aus voreinzelsprachl. * kermōn in lit. šermuõ,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
ermine — late 12c., from O.Fr. ermine (12c., Mod.Fr. hermine), both the animal and the fur, apparently from a convergence of L. (mus) Armenius Armenian (mouse), ermines being abundant in Asia Minor; and an unrelated Germanic word for weasel (Cf. O.H.G.… … Etymology dictionary
Hermelin — Hermelin: Der im heutigen Sprachgefühl als fremdes – daher endbetontes – Wort empfundene Tiername (mhd. hermelīn, ahd. harmilī‹n›) ist eigentlich eine Verkleinerungsbildung zur alten westgerm. Benennung des Wiesels bzw. Hermelins: mhd. harm‹e›,… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
ermine — [ʉr′min] n. pl. ermines or ermine [ME & OFr ermin; OFr ermine, hermine, prob. < MHG hermin, erminelike < harme, ermine < OHG harmo, weasel (OE hearma): infl. by folk etym. assoc. with L ( mus) Armenius, Armenian (mouse)] 1. any of… … English World dictionary
