hamla

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

hamla f (genitive singular hömlu, nominative plural hömlur)

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

Declension

    Declension of hamla
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hamla hamlan hömlur hömlurnar
accusative hömlu hömluna hömlur hömlurnar
dative hömlu hömlunni hömlum hömlunum
genitive hömlu hömlunnar hamla hamlanna

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hamla.

Pronunciation

Verb

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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