ramsey Now dial.
(ˈræmzɪ)
Forms: pl. 5, 7 ramseys, (6 -eyes), 6–7, 9 ramsies; sing. 6, 9 ramsey, 9 ramsy.
[f. rams, prob. by a wrong analysis of the pl. ramsis, ramses.]
= ramson.
| 1499 Promp. Parv. 422/2 (Pynson) Ramseys, affodyllus. 1548 [see rams]. 1655 Moufet & Bennet Health's Impr. (1746) 325 Ramseys are of the like Power with Garlic. 1882 Devon Plant Names, Ramsey, Ramsies, or Ramson. |