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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hamlet

A daft person (Icelandic, amlod'), one who is irresolute, and can do nothing fully. Shakespeare's play is based on the Danish story of Amleth' recorded in Saxo-Grammaticus.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Hammel
Hamiltonian System
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