wumman

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ulster Scots wumman, from Middle English womman.

Pronunciation
  • (Mid-Ulster English) IPA(key): /wʉ.mən/

Noun

wumman (plural wummen)

  1. (Mid-Ulster) woman
    • 1983, William Forbes Marshall, Sarah Ann and Our Son:
      For I'll hif to get a wumman, or the place'll suffer loss

Middle English

Noun

wumman

  1. Alternative form of womman
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