Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Arm, in my words + arms

bram : arm

The Illunse word for arm (body part) is bram. Bram is a masculine first name, which can be short for Abraham. Bram Stoker author of the novel Dracula. Bram is a last name. Bram is the name of cities in Albania and France.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for arm which is bracchium (arm, forearm), and the Old English word for arm which is earm.

bramas : arms

The Illunse word for arms (nominative plural) is bramas. Bramas is a rare last name. Bramas is conjugations of the French and the Spanish verbs meaning to bellow.

Arms in Latin is bracchi. Arms in Old English is earmas.

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