hemmen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to check
  2. (weak) to hinder, to hamper

Frequency

49k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɛmən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German hemmen, from Old High German *hemmen (in Old High German gihemmen), from Proto-West Germanic *hammjan. Cognate with English hem, Swedish hämma, Icelandic hemja.

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