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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishhemp, fromOld Englishhenep, fromProto-West Germanic*hanapi, fromProto-Germanic*hanapiz.Doublet ofcannabis andcanvas.

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Noun

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hemp (countable anduncountable,pluralhemps)

  1. Atallannualherb,Cannabis sativa, native toAsia.
    • 1961,Harry E. Wedeck,Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page113:
      Among Turks, pills consisting ofhemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac.
  2. Variousproducts of this plant, includingfibres and thedrugcannabis.
  3. (slang, historical) Thegallows.
    • 1864, James Russell Lowell,Fireside Travels:
      A hundred and fifty years ago, Cotton Mather bewails the carnal attractions of the tavern and the training field, and tells of an old Indian, who imperfectly understood the English tongue but desperately mastered enough of it to express a desire for instanthemp rather than listen to any more ghostly consolations.

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Translations

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Cannabis sativa
a coarse fibre

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Afrikaans

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FWOTD – 21 March 2022

Etymology

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FromDutchhemd(shirt), fromMiddle Dutchhemde,hemede, fromOld Dutch*hemithi, fromProto-Germanic*hamiþiją. Cognate withGermanHemd,Yiddishהעמד(hemd).

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hemp (pluralhemde,diminutivehempie)

  1. shirt
    • 2009, Christien Neser,Kondensmelk:
      Hy was haarhemp terwyl hy saggies fluit.
      He is washing hershirt while he's whistling softly.

Usage notes

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  • Note that the original-d- resurfaces in the pluralhemde, but not in the diminutive.

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Descendants

Middle English

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Etymology

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FromOld Englishhenep,hænep(hemp), fromProto-West Germanic*hanapi, fromProto-Germanic*hanapiz; cognate toAncient Greekκάνναβις(kánnabis).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛmp/,/ˈhɛn(ə)p/

Noun

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hemp (uncountable)

  1. Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
  2. Hempenfibre or products made of it.

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