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amme meaning in English

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amme verb

breastfeed [breastfed, breastfeeding, breastfeeds](feed a baby milk via the breasts)
verb
[UK: ˈbrest.fiːd] [US: ˈbrest.fid]

(Bokmål) amme noun
{m} {f}

wet nurse [wet nurses](woman hired to suckle another woman's child)
noun
[UK: wet nɜːs] [US: ˈwet ˈnɝːs]

(Bokmål) antikvert, hønngammel adjective

antediluvian(extremely dated)
adjective
[UK: ˌæn.ti.dɪ.ˈluː.viən] [US: ˌæn.ti.dɪ.ˈluː.viən]

(Bokmål) arkaisk, gammeldags, foreldet adjective

archaic(old-fashioned or antiquated)
adjective
[UK: ɑːˈk.eɪɪk] [US: arˈkeɪɪk]

(Bokmål) bite tennene sammen verb

grit one's teeth(face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it)
verb

(Bokmål) bite tennene sammen, bite tennene sammen verb

grit one's teeth(clench one's teeth together)
verb

(Bokmål) blande sammen verb

confuse [confused, confusing, confuses](to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈfjuːz] [US: kən.ˈfjuːz]

(Bokmål) Drammen proper noun

Drammen(municipality and city in Norway)
proper noun

(Bokmål) ekkokammer noun
{n}

echo chamber(environment which unilaterally reinforces one's own views, beliefs, or opinions)
noun

(Bokmål) eldgammel, eldgammal adjective

ancient(existent or occurring in time long past)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪn.ʃənt] [US: ˈeɪn.tʃənt]

(Bokmål) eldgammel, eldgammal, antikk adjective

ancient(having lasted from a remote period)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪn.ʃənt] [US: ˈeɪn.tʃənt]

(Bokmål) eplet faller ikke langt fra stammen, være sin far/mor opp av dage phrase

the apple does not fall far from the tree(a child is similar to its parents)
phrase

(Bokmål) flamme, lue noun

flame [flames](visible part of fire)
noun
[UK: fleɪm] [US: ˈfleɪm]

(Bokmål) flammekaster noun
{m}

flamethrower(device that projects a flame)
noun
[UK: ˈfleɪm.θrəʊə(r)] [US: ˈfleɪmθro.ʊər]

(Bokmål) flammende, fyrig adjective

fiery [fierier, fieriest](tempestuous or emotionally volatile)
adjective
[UK: ˈfaɪə.ri] [US: ˈfaɪə.ri]

(Bokmål) forbrenningskammer noun
{n}

combustion chamber(space in a heat engine)
noun
[UK: kəm.ˈbʌs.tʃən ˈtʃeɪm.bə(r)] [US: kəm.ˈbəs.tʃən ˈtʃeɪm.bər]

(Bokmål) forbundet, felles, sammenvokst adjective

conjoint(joined together)
adjective
[UK: kənˈdʒɔɪnt] [US: kənˈdʒɔɪnt]

(Bokmål) forkorte, sammendra verb

abridge [abridged, abridging, abridges](to make shorter)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbrɪdʒ] [US: ə.ˈbrɪdʒ]

(Bokmål) gammel knark noun
{m} (about a male), gammel grinebiter {m}

old fart(pejorative: elderly person)
noun
[UK: əʊld fɑːt] [US: oʊld ˈfɑːrt]

(Bokmål) gammeldags, gammaldags adjective

old-fashioned(outdated or no longer in vogue)
adjective
[UK: əʊld ˈfæʃ.n̩d] [US: oʊld ˈfæʃ.n̩d]

(Bokmål) gammelengelsk proper noun
{m}, gammalengelSk {m}

Old English(ancestor language of modern English)
proper noun
[UK: əʊld ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ] [US: oʊld ˈɪŋ.ˌɡlɪʃ]

(Bokmål) gammelfransk proper noun
{m}

Old French(French language from 9th to the early 14th century)
proper noun
[UK: əʊld frentʃ] [US: oʊld ˈfrentʃ]

(Bokmål) gammelgresk proper noun
{m}

Ancient Greek(the Greek language of classical antiquity)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈɡriːk] [US: ˈeɪn.tʃənt ˈɡriːk]

(Bokmål) gammelnordisk, gammalnordisk, norrønt, oldnordisk proper noun

Old Norse(language of Scandinavia before 1400 CE)
proper noun
[UK: əʊld nɔːs] [US: oʊld ˈnɔːrs]

(Bokmål) gammelnorsk proper noun
{m}, gammalnorSk {m}

Old Norwegian(the Old Norse language of Norway)
proper noun

(Bokmål) gammelsaksisk noun
{n}

Old Saxon(the Old Saxon language)
noun
[UK: əʊld ˈsæk.sn̩] [US: oʊld ˈsæk.sn̩]

(Bokmål) gammelsyrisk proper noun
{n}

Classical Syriacproper noun

(Bokmål) gi etter, kollapse, bryte sammen, knele verb

cave in(to collapse inward or downward)
verb
[UK: keɪv ɪn] [US: ˈkeɪv ɪn]

(Bokmål) hammer och sigd noun

hammer and sickle(symbol of communism)
noun
[UK: ˈhæ.mə(r) ənd ˈsɪk.l̩] [US: ˈhæ.mər ænd ˈsɪk.l̩]

(Bokmål) hammerhai noun
{m}

hammerhead shark(shark of the genus Sphyrna)
noun

(Bokmål) henge sammen som erteris adjective

thick as thieves(intimate, close-knit)
adjective

(Bokmål) hjernestamme noun
{m}

brain stem [brain stems](part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum)
noun
[UK: breɪn stem] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈstem]

(Bokmål) hvor gammel er du?, hvor gammel er De? (very formal) phrase

how old are you(what is your age in years)
phrase

(Bokmål) i samme båt adjective

in the same boat(in the same situation)
adjective
[UK: ɪn ðə seɪm bəʊt] [US: ɪn ðə ˈseɪm boʊt]

(Bokmål) innramme, innfatte verb

enframe [enframed, enframing, enframes]verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈfreɪm] [US: ɪn.ˈfreɪm]

(Bokmål) jeg er ... år gammel phrase

I'm ... year(s) old(I am ... year(s) old)
phrase

(Bokmål) jeg er tjue år gammel phrase

I'm twenty years old(I am twenty years old)
phrase
[UK: aɪm ˈtwen.ti ˈjiəz əʊld] [US: ˈaɪm ˈtwen.ti ˈjɪr̩z oʊld]

(Bokmål) kammermusikk noun
{m}

chamber musicnoun
[UK: ˈtʃeɪm.bə(r) ˈmjuː.zɪk] [US: ˈtʃeɪm.bər ˈmjuː.zɪk]

(Bokmål) krype sammen, krympe seg verb

cower [cowered, cowering, cowers](to crouch in fear)
verb
[UK: ˈkaʊə(r)] [US: ˈkaʊər]

(Bokmål) kuleramme noun
{m} {f}, abakuS {m}

abacus [abacuses](device for performing arithmetical calculations)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.bəkəs] [US: ˈæ.bəkəs]

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