Stam"mer (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Stammered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Stammering.] [OE. stameren, fr. AS. stamur,
stamer, stammering; akin to D. & LG. stameren to
stammer, G. stammeln, OHG. stammal&?;n,
stamm&?;n, Dan. stamme, Sw. stamma, Icel.
stama, stamma, OHG. & Dan. stam stammering, Icel.
stamr, Goth. stamms, and to G. stemmen to
bear against, stumm dumb, D. stom. Cf. Stem to
resist, Stumble.] To make involuntary stops in uttering
syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with
stops and diffivulty; to stutter.
I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest
pour this conclead man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a
narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or none at
all.
Shak.
Stam"mer (?), v. t. To utter or
pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with
out.
Stam"mer, n. Defective utterance,
or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.
Stam"mer (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Stammered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Stammering.] [OE. stameren, fr. AS. stamur,
stamer, stammering; akin to D. & LG. stameren to
stammer, G. stammeln, OHG. stammal&?;n,
stamm&?;n, Dan. stamme, Sw. stamma, Icel.
stama, stamma, OHG. & Dan. stam stammering, Icel.
stamr, Goth. stamms, and to G. stemmen to
bear against, stumm dumb, D. stom. Cf. Stem to
resist, Stumble.] To make involuntary stops in uttering
syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with
stops and diffivulty; to stutter.
I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest
pour this conclead man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a
narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or none at
all.
Shak.
Stam"mer (?), v. t. To utter or
pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with
out.
Stam"mer, n. Defective utterance,
or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.