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hamar

noun

LanguageFaroese

Meaning
  1. rock face, stretch of cliff on a mountainside
  2. hammer
  3. rock face
  4. A hamar refers to a steep, rocky cliff or outcrop found on a mountainside. It can also refer to a hand tool used for hitting nails.
Examples

Hann stóð niðanfyri stóra hamarin.

He stood below the large rocky cliff.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThe word has two distinct meanings; context usually makes it clear whether it refers to the mountain feature or the tool.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.