English Explanatory Dictionary

hempen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made of hemp
  2. Related to hempen ropes, i.e., to hanging as capital punishment.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛmpən/

Word forms

hempen

Etymology

From Middle English hempen, hempyn, from Old English *hænepen (“made of hemp, hempen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hanapīn (“hempen, made of hemp”), equivalent to hemp + -en. Cognate with West Frisian himpen (“hempen”), Dutch hennepen (“hempen”), German Low German hempen (“hempen”), German hanfen, hänfen (“hempen”). More at hemp.

Derived words

dance the hempen jig hempen collar hempen cravat hempen widow
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