hemja

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to control, to hold back, to restrain

Conjugation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

hemja f (genitive singular hemju, no plural)

  1. restraint, moderation

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. Alternative spelling of hemme