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Origin and Etymology of hummel
Middle English hommyll; akin to Low German hummel polled animal
Definition of hummel
hummeled
or hummelled
also humbled;
hummeled
or hummelled
also humbled;
hummeling
or hummelling
also humbling
\-m(ə)liŋ\;
hummels
also humbles
chiefly Scottish
: to separate (barley or oats) from the awns and tips of hull
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