Stam″mer (@stăm″mẽr), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Stammered (@–mẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Stammering.] [OE. stameren, fr. AS. stamur, stamer, stammering; akin to D. & LG. stameren to stammer, G. stammeln, OHG. stammalōn, stammēn, 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 diffi@culty; to stutter.
I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour this conc@ealed man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or none at all. Shak.