hjem

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

hjem (uncountable)

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

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɛm/, [jɛmˀ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛmˀ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie, settle”).

Noun

hjem n (singular definite hjemmet, plural indefinite hjem)

  1. home
Inflection
Declension of hjem
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjem hjemmet hjem hjemmene
genitive hjems hjemmets hjems hjemmenes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heim, from heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Adverb

hjem

  1. home (things, people in motion)

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heim, from heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

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
Terms derived from hjem

Adverb

hjem

  1. home

References
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