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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stammer \Stam"mer\ (st[a^]m"m[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Stammered} (-m[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stammering}.] [OE.
     stameren, fr. AS. stamur, stamer, stammering; akin to D. &
     LG. stameren to stammer, G. stammeln, OHG. stammal[=o]n,
     stamm[=e]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
     difficulty; to stutter.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour
           this concealed man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out
           of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or
           none at all.                             --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

















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