Farklempt definition

vər-

Unable to speak because of emotion; choked up.

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Origin of farklempt

Yiddish farklemt past participle of farklemmen to clamp, catch (as in a vise), choke up from Middle High German verklemmen ver- pref. denoting completion (from Old High German far- per-¹ in Indo-European roots) klemmen to grip, seize (from Old High German)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition