ammer
ammer · ammers
The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinellaThe yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.
UK/ˈæ.mə/US/ˈæ.mɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesThe yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English *amere, *ambre, from Old English amore. Alternatively, it maInherited from Middle English *amere, *ambre, from Old English amore. Alternatively, it may be a clipping of yellowhammer or earlier yelambre. Favored over *hammer due to the influence of its German cognate and synonym Ammer (“bunting”) and its predecessors, Middle High German amer and Old High German amaro.
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