heimskur
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Etymology
From Old Norse heimskr (“of a person- foolish, silly; who seldom leaves their home”), from any related form of heimr (“home, abode”) + -skr. Equivalent to heim + -skur by surface analysis.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eimskʏr
Adjective
heimskur (comparative heimskari, superlative heimskastur)
- stupid, foolish, dumb
- Ógn er hann heimskur.
- Oh how very stupid he is.
- Að gera einhvern heimskan. (synonym: forheimska)
- To stultify someone.
- Synonym: heimskulegur
Derived terms
- heimskt er heimaalið barn (travel broadens the mind; homish is the home-bred bairn)
Related terms
See also
- forheimska
- forheimskun
- grunnhyggni
- horskur
References
- heimskr from Cleasby/Vigfusson
- Icelandic Web of Science: Eruð þið heimskir? (“Are you dumb?”)
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