heimskur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

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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