English

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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hjem (not comparable)

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

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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hjem n (singular definite hjemmet, plural indefinite hjem)

  1. home
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Etymology 2

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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

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hjem

  1. home (back to where somebody belongs)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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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).

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Noun

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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.
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Etymology 2

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Adverb

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hjem

  1. home
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