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hamlet

See also: HAMLET and Hamlet

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Etymology

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From Middle English hamlet, hamelet, a borrowing from Old French hamelet, diminutive of Old French hamel, in turn diminutive of Old French ham, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haim, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (whence English home). Equivalent to Middle English ham (“home, village”) +‎ -let (“small”).

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Noun

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hamlet (plural hamlets)

  1. A small village or a group of houses.
    Synonym: thorp
  2. (British) A village that does not have its own church.
  3. Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From ham (“skin”) +‎ let (“colour”).

Noun

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hamlet m (definite singular hamleten, indefinite plural hamleter, definite plural hamletene)

  1. skin colour, complexion
    Synonym: hudfarge
    Han var mørk i hamleten. ― His skin colour was dark.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From ham (“skin”) +‎ let (“colour”).

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Noun

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hamlet m (definite singular hamleten, indefinite plural hamleter or hamletar, definite plural hamletene or hamletane)

  1. skin colour, complexion

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