hemul

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heˈmʉːl/

Adjective

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

Inflection of hemul

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hemul	hemulare	hemulast
neuter singular	hemult	hemulare	hemulast
plural	hemula	hemulare	hemulast
masculine plural2	hemule	hemulare	hemulast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	hemule	hemulare	hemulaste
all	hemula	hemulare	hemulaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

• rättmätig
• tillbörlig

Noun

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.

Declension

Declension of hemul

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hemul	hemuls
	definite	hemulen	hemulens
plural	indefinite	hemuler	hemulers
	definite	hemulerna	hemulernas

Derived terms

• hemulsman
• hemulsskyldig

Anagrams

• humle