heimskur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- Rhymes: -eimskʏr
Adjective
[edit]heimskur (comparative heimskari, superlative heimskastur)
- stupid, foolish, dumb
- Ógn er hann heimskur.
- Oh how very stupid he is.
- Að gera einhvern heimskan.
- To stultify someone.
- Synonym: heimskulegur
Derived terms
[edit]- heimskt er heimaalið barn (“travel broadens the mind”, literally “naive is the home-bred child”)
Related terms
[edit]- heimska
- Heimski (a nickname; compare the cognomen Brutus, from brūtus (“heavy, unwieldy; dull, stupid”))
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- heimskr from Cleasby/Vigfusson
- Icelandic Web of Science: Eruð þið heimskir? (“Are you dumb?”)