hemul

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hemold (that which is one's due). Derived from hem (home). Compare Icelandic heimill, Norwegian Bokmål hjemmel, Norwegian Nynorsk heimel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hemul (comparative hemulare, superlative hemulast)

  1. (archaic) Rightful, proper, especially in legal matters.
    Antonym: ohemul
    Det var en mycket hemul bodelning
    It was a very proper division of property

Declension

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Inflection of hemul
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular hemul hemulare hemulast
Neuter singular hemult hemulare hemulast
Plural hemula hemulare hemulast
Masculine plural3 hemule hemulare hemulast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 hemule hemulare hemulaste
All hemula hemulare hemulaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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Noun

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hemul c

  1. (law) The obligation for a seller to prove ownership of the object to be sold.
  2. (archaic) Proof of the correctness of a statement or piece of information.

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