English

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Old English *samǣlan (to half-burn), from sam- (half-, partly) + ǣlan (to burn).

Noun

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sammel (countable and uncountable, plural sammels)

  1. (dialectal) Sandy gravel; loamy gravel used for puddling.
  2. (dialectal) Gravelly yellow clay.
  3. (dialectal) A brick in a kiln that is crumbly due to not being thoroughly burned, usually one that lies outermost.

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Adjective

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sammel (comparative more sammel, superlative most sammel)

  1. (dialectal) Mixed with lime for mortar.
  2. (of bricks) Imperfectly burnt; (by extension) soft and crumbling.

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Verb

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sammel

  1. inflection of sammeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative