chaumer

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English chambre, chaumbre, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

Noun

chaumer (plural chaumers)

1. chamber, room
2. bedroom
3. parlour

Descendants

• → Scottish Gaelic: seòmar

References

• “chaumer, n., v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.