English
rameish
Rameish comes from Irish ráiméis ‘nonsense, poppycock’, and goes back to Norman romance.
- Normanc. 1066–presentromance
- Irishc. 1200–presentráiméis‘nonsense, poppycock’
- Englishearliest quotation 1987rameish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Normanc. 1066–presentromance
- Irishc. 1200–presentráiméis‘nonsense, poppycock’
- Englishearliest quotation 1987rameish
Earliest quotation: 1987, Maeve Binchy, Firefly Summer: “‘She’s so childish to be going on with all…”
Every English word from Norman romance
Today it means
noun nonsense, foolish talk
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Norman romance / rameish