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hemja

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. to control, to hold back, to restrain [with accusative]
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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hemja f (genitive singular hemju, no plural)

  1. restraint, moderation
    Synonym: hóf
Declension
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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

  1. Alternative spelling of hemme