Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemmel

/ˈhɛməl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hem-mel
IPA: /ˈhɛməl/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shed or hovel for cattle.

British usage

noun

A handrail, especially one fitted on one side of a planked or wooden bridge.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Cattle kept in hemmels should always have their food may be stated that the roofs of all the buildings should given to them in the sheds"
"The bridge was narrow, with barely enough room for one to cross at a time. So they barred her way, the leader clutching the hemmel (handrail) on either side."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: hemmel, hammel

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

hemmels (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hemmel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛməl/.
What does hemmel mean?: A shed or hovel for cattle.
Where does hemmel come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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