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

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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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