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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)
- (Northumbria) home.
- Aa’m gannin hjem man!
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish hēm, hiem, 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)
- home
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From 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
hjem
- home (back to where somebody belongs)
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From 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
Noun
hjem n (definite singular hjemmet, indefinite plural hjem, definite plural hjemma or hjemmene)
- a home
- Place of origin or belonging. Similar to German Heimat.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adverb
hjem
- home
Related terms
References
- “hjem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- "hjem" in Det Norske Akademis ordbok.