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hamla

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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hamla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hamlaði, supine hamlað)

  1. (intransitive) to row backwards, to back water
  2. to hinder, to inhibit [with dative]
    Synonyms: hindra, hefta
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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hamla f (genitive singular hömlu, nominative plural hömlur)

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

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  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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hamla.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hamla (present tense hamlar, past tense hamla, past participle hamla, passive infinitive hamlast, present participle hamlande, imperative hamla/haml)

  1. to backwater (to row backwards)

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Uzbek

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Etymology

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From Arabic حَمْلَة (ḥamla).

Noun

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hamla (plural hamlalar)

  1. attack, assault