Etymology

hemmel

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Today it means: A shed or hovel for cattle. Full definition →

Scots hemmel
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hemmel · noun1

  1. Scots · derived fromhemmel
  2. English todayhemmel

From Scots hemmel, hammel, dialectal English hemble (“hovel, stable, shed”), perhaps allied to Dutch hemel (“heaven, canopy”), German Himmel. Compare English heaven.

hemmel · noun2

  1. Swedish · derived fromhammel“little bar or beam”
  2. English todayhemmel

Compare dialectal Swedish hammel (“little bar or beam”).

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