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Mimmer vs Mammer - What's the difference?

mimmer | mammer |

Mammer is a related term of mimmer.



As verbs the difference between mimmer and mammer

is that mimmer is to dote; dream; mammer while mammer is to hesitate.

As a noun mimmer

is alternative form of lang=en.

mimmer

English

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from an alteration of (mammer); or from (etyl) mimmeren, .

Verb

(en verb)
  • (rare) To dote; dream; mammer.
  • *1892 , George Darley, Sylvia: or, The May queen, a lyrical drama - Page 81 :
    • A mimmering driveller! — Shove him without! He's not worth torments.
  • *2007 , Andreas Diesel, Dieter Gerten, Looking for Europe :
    • One many rainbow all ways beginning To bring the mimmered underside Where may a new colour unravel the story In ever changing labyrinths [...]
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)
    Related terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Variation of (mummer).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • *2011 , Daniel Diehl, Mark P Donnelly, Medieval Celebrations :
    • Plays performed by troupes of medieval traveling players, or occasionally by a few daring townsfolk, were known as mummers' plays, and those who performed them were alternately known as mummers or mimmers .

    mammer

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare) To hesitate.
    • Tell me, Othello: I wonder in my soul, What you would ask me, that I should deny, Or stand so mammering on'' — Shakespeare, ''Othello .
  • (rare) To mumble or stammer from doubt or hesitation.

    • Derived terms

    *mammery *mammering