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Webster 1913 Edition


Hemmel

Hem′mel

,
Noun.
[Scot.
hemmel
,
hammel
, Prov. E.
hemble
hovel, stable, shed, perh. allied to D.
hemel
heaven, canopy, G.
himmel
; cf. E.
heaven
. √14.]
A shed or hovel for cattle.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.

Definition 2024


hemmel

hemmel

English

Noun

hemmel (plural hemmels)

  1. (Britain, dialect, Northumbria) A shed or hovel for cattle.
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Middle Low German

Pronunciation

  • (uncertain) IPA(key): /hemːəl/ or IPA(key): /hɛmːəl/

Etymology

From Old Saxon himil, from Proto-Germanic *himilaz.

Noun

hemmel m

  1. heaven, sky

Declension

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Alternative forms


Transylvanian Saxon

Noun

hemmel m

  1. Heaven

References

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