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English word origin

Etymology of crame

From Scots crame, craim, from Middle Dutch kraeme or Middle Low German krame; both from Old High German krām (“merchant tent; tent cloth”), probably ultimately borrowed from Slavic, such as Old Church Slavonic грамъ (gra

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall · A parcel of goods for sale; a peddler's pack; a kit

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Scots crame, craim, from Middle Dutch kraeme or Middle Low German krame; both from Old High German krām (“merchant tent; tent cloth”), probably ultimately borrowed from Slavic, such as Old Church Slavonic грамъ (gramŭ, “pub, inn”) or чрѣмъ (črěmŭ, “tent”). Compare West Frisian kream, Dutch kraam, German Low German Kraam, German Kram, Yiddish קראָם (krom), Swedish kram, Icelandic kram.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

Archaic spelling of cram.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of cram.

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