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  • 11Hamlet — Hamlet, 1) fabelhafter Prinz von Dänemark, dessen Geschichte von Shakespeare (s.d.) zu dem Stück gleiches Namens benutzt wurde. Es ist geschöpft aus einer Sage bei Saxo Grammaticus. H. heißt aber hier Aminth, sein Vater Hervondillus, der… …

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  • 12Hamlet — Hamlet, sagenhafter dän. Prinz, soll nach Saxo Grammatikus 500 v. Chr. gelebt haben, Held der bekannten Tragödie Shakespeares. – Vgl. Zinzow (1877) …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 13Hamlet — (Hämmlet), Name des Helden eines der vollendetsten Trauerspiele Shakespeareʼs, dessen Stoff – eine nordische Sage – sehr roh bei Saxo Grammaticus sich findet u. wahrscheinlich schon vor Shakespeare dramatisch bearbeitet war. Nicht nur Voltaire,… …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 14Hàmlet — m 1. {{001f}}mit. lik starih islandskih i skandinavskih legendi, legendarni danski kraljević 2. {{001f}}knjiž. glavni lik istoimene Shakespeareove tragedije; jedan od najsloženijih dramskih likova sveukupne svjetske književnosti o kojem je… …

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  • 15hamlet — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. hamelet, dim. of hamel village, itself a dim. of ham village, from Frank. *haim (see HOME (Cf. home)). Especially a village without a church …

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  • 16Hamlet — Hàmlet m DEFINICIJA 1. mit. lik starih islandskih i skandinavskih legendi, legendarni danski kraljević 2. knjiž. glavni lik istoimene Shakespeareove tragedije; jedan od najsloženijih dramskih likova sveukupne svjetske književnosti o kojem je… …

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  • 17hamlet — [n] small village community, crossroads, district, small town, suburb; concept 507 …

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  • 18hamlet — ► NOUN ▪ a small village, especially (in Britain) one without a church. ORIGIN Old French hamelet, from hamel little village …

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  • 19Hamlet — [ham′lit] n. 1. a tragedy by Shakespeare ( c. 1602) 2. the hero of this play, a Danish prince who avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius, the murderer …

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  • 20hamlet — [ham′lit] n. [ME hamelet < OFr (Anglo Fr hamelete), dim. of hamel (Fr hameau), dim. of LowG hamm, enclosed area, akin to OE: for IE base see HEM1] a very small village …

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