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hremman

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hremman, p. de
To hinder, obstruct, cumber
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  • Forceorf hit tó hwí hremþ hit ðisne stede

    cut it down; why cumbereth it this place?

    • Homl. Th. ii. 408, 4.
  • Úre unlustas and leahtras ðe ús hremaþ

    our evil desires and vices that hinder us,

    i.
    • 156, 12.
  • Ðí læs ðe seó smeáung ðæra ǽhta hí æt ðære láre hremde

    lest the contemplation of the possessions should be a hindrance to them in learning,

    • 60, 30: 394, 14.
  • Ne hremmaþ mínne martyrdóm

    hinder not my martyrdom,

    • 592, 7.
Etymology
[
Cf. Icel. hremma to clutch.
]
Linked entries
v.  ge-hremmed hramma.
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