herme

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Norwegian Bokmål

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herme av Herakles
herm of Heracles

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /her.me/, [²hæɾ.mə]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse herma, from Proto-Germanic *harmijaną (to mimic, imitate; repeat, report). Compare Icelandic herma and Swedish härma.

Verb

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herme (imperative herm, present tense hermer, simple past hermet or herma, past participle hermet or hermt or herma)

  1. to mimic, copy
    Slutt å herme etter meg!
    Stop mimicking me!
    • 2015, Inger-Lise Køltzow, Tiden med barn - fra spebarn til tenåring, Figenschou:
      [...] Babyen kan lære seg lyder, hun vil etter hvert herme etter dine bevegelser, hun kan gurgle, le og smile tilbake.
      [...] The baby can learn sounds, she will eventually mimic your movements, she can gurgle, laugh and smile back.
    • 2016, Anne Ch. Østby, Biter av lykke, Font
      Lisbeth krumper seg, kunne hun ikke latt være å herme klesdrakten på den måten?
      Lisbeth shrinks, couldn't she refrain from mimicking the costume in that manner?
  2. to cite, refer to
Usage notes
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This verb is often followed by the preposition etter

Synonyms
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Noun

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herme f or m (definite singular herma or hermen, indefinite plural hermer, definite plural hermene)

  1. proverb; something that often gets said
    • 1965, Thormod Skatvedt, Andreas Mørch, Sigdall og Eggedal, Grøndahl:
      «Du har biti meg, så ske je bite deg,» [sic] sa Kongsrud'n til lusa. Det blei ei herme her.
      "You have bitten, and therefore I will bite you," said Kongsrud'n to the louse. It became a proverb here.
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Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês, Hermes, the hellenic god of trade and commerce).

Noun

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herme m (definite singular hermen, indefinite plural hermer, definite plural hermene)

  1. a herm, herma; a square statue with a head or upper body on top

References

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“herme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“herme” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /her.me/, [²hæɾ.mə]

Etymology 1

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Compare herma (to mimic).

Noun

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herme f (definite singular herma, indefinite plural hermer, definite plural hermene)

  1. proverb; something that often gets said
    • 1974, Ivar Grimstad, Kristen Johansen, Velsigne kjæften din, prest: vist og gale frå Sunnmøre, Samlaget:
      Meisterleg kjem dette fram i ei herme lenger sør på vestlandskysten.
      This comes forth excellently in a proverb further south on the coast of Western Norway.
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês, Hermes, the hellenic god of trade and commerce).

Noun

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herme m (definite singular hermen, indefinite plural hermar, definite plural hermane)

  1. a herm, herma; a square statue with a head or upper body on top

Etymology 3

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Verb

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herme (imperative herm, present tense hermar or hermer, simple past herma or hermde, past participle herma or hermt)

  1. e-infinitive form of herma

References

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“herme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.