Dictionary:hema

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse heima

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

*hema [hɛma], adv., at home, O.N. heima. Edm.: hemma. — hema [hɛma] is also found as a substantive, tabu-name in fishermen’s lang. (sea-term) for wife, de h., prop. she, the one who stays at home (while the fisherman is at sea). — See hemelt, sb. 2.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Adverb

hema

1. at home

Inflection

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Synonyms

(none known)