Hinder

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 49

hin′dėr, v.t. to put or keep behind: to stop, or prevent progre : to embarra .— v.i. to be an obstacle.— ns. Hin′derance , Hin′drance , act of hindering: that which hinders: obstacle. [A.S. hindrian ; Ger. hindern .]