hamla

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hamla, from or related to Proto-Germanic *hamjaną (to press, squeeze).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

hamla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hamlaði, supine hamlað)

  1. (intransitive) to row backwards, to back water
  2. (transitive, with dative) to hinder, to inhibit
    Synonyms: hindra, hefta

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Noun[edit]

hamla f (genitive singular hömlu, nominative plural hömlur)

  1. (usually in the plural) hindrance, restriction
    Synonyms: hindrun, takmörkun

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1507, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1507

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hamla.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

hamla (present tense hamlar, past tense hamla, past participle hamla, passive infinitive hamlast, present participle hamlande, imperative hamla/haml)

  1. to row backwards

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