Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hemja, from Proto-Germanic *hamjaną (to press; hinder; restrict).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

hemja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hamdi, supine hamið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to control, to hold back, to restrain

Conjugation edit

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Noun edit

hemja f (genitive singular hemju, no plural)

  1. restraint, moderation

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

hemja (present tense hemjar, past tense hemja, past participle hemja, passive infinitive hemjast, present participle hemjande, imperative hemja/hemj)

  1. Alternative spelling of hemme