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hamast.

to work furiously, to exert oneself frantically, to toil

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈhaːmast]
  1. to work furiously, to exert oneself frantically, to toil

    intransitive · weak
  2. to make a great fuss, racket, or carry on wildly

    intransitive · weak
  3. to copulate or hook up aggressively

    colloquial · slang · weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hamask (“to rage, to be taken by a fit of fury”), from hamr (“skin, shape, guise”). The modern suffix changed from -sk to -st.

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