hemmel means A shed or hovel for cattle. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
hemmel is pronounced /ˈhɛməl/.
Etymology
From Scots hemmel, hammel, dialectal English hemble (“hovel, stable, shed”), perhaps allied to Dutch hemel (“heaven, canopy”), German Himmel. Compare English heaven.
noun
- A shed or hovel for cattle.“Cattle kept in hemmels should always have their food may be stated that the roofs of all the buildings should given to them in the sheds”
- A handrail, especially one fitted on one side of a planked or wooden bridge.“The bridge was narrow, with barely enough room for one to cross at a time. So they barred her way, the leader clutching the hemmel (handrail) on either side.”