hjem
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Old English hām, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Swedish hem, Dutch heem and heim-.
Adverb
edithjem (not comparable)
- (Northumbria) home.
- Aa’m gannin hjem man!
Danish
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editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Danish hēm, hiem, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz, cognate with Swedish hem, English home, German Heim.
Noun
edithjem n (singular definite hjemmet, plural indefinite hjem)
Declension
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editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Danish hēm, hiem, from Old Norse heim, an adverbial accusative of the noun heimr, see above. Compare the adverbs Swedish hem, English home, German heim.
Adverb
edithjem
- home (back to where somebody belongs)
See also
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editFrom Danish hjem, from Old Danish hēm, hiem, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home, house”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”), *tḱóymos (“settlement, dwelling”), from o-grade form of *tḱey- (“to settle, dwell”) + *-mos (action/result noun forming suffix).
Alternative forms
edit- heim (Nynorsk also)
Noun
edithjem n (definite singular hjemmet, indefinite plural hjem, definite plural hjemma or hjemmene)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editAdverb
edithjem
Related terms
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