hamel

hamel (third-person singular simple present hamels, present participle hameling, simple past and past participle hameled)

1. Alternative form of hamble

• almeh, hemal

From Middle Dutch hamel, from Old Dutch *hamal, from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz (“mutilated, castrated”). Cognate with German Hammel. Further origin uncertain; perhaps related to ham (“bacon”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦaː.məl/

• hamel

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• Hyphenation: ha‧mel

hamel m (plural hamels, diminutive hameltje n)

1. wether, a castrated ram (male sheep)

• belhamel
• hamelbout
• hamelsoep
• hamelvlees