hjem

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hām, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Swedish hem, Dutch heem and heim-.

Adverb

hjem (not comparable)

  1. (Northumbria) home.
    Aa'm gannin hjem man!

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz, cognate with Swedish hem, English home, German Heim.

Noun

hjem n (singular definite hjemmet, plural indefinite hjem)

  1. home
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heim, an adverbial accusative of the noun heimr, see above. Compare the adverbs Swedish hem, English home, German heim.

Adverb

hjem

  1. home (back to where somebody belongs)

See also


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heim (home, homewards), accusative form of heimr (abode, world, land), 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

Noun

hjem n (definite singular hjemmet, indefinite plural hjem, definite plural hjemma or hjemmene)

  1. a home
  2. Place of origin or belonging. Similar to German Heimat.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adverb

hjem

  1. home

References