heimskur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heimskr (“foolish, silly; who has never been from home”), from heima (“home”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eimskʏr

Adjective

heimskur (comparative heimskari, superlative heimskastur)

  1. stupid, foolish, dumb
    Ógn er hann heimskur.
    Oh how very stupid he is.
    Að gera einhvern heimskan. (synonym: forheimska)
    To stultify someone.

Derived terms
  • heimskt er heimaalið barn (travel broadens the mind; homish is the home-bred bairn)
  • heimska
  • Heimski (a nickname; compare the cognomen Brutus, from brūtus (“heavy, unwieldy; dull, stupid”))

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