hjem

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adverb

home.

“Aa’m gannin hjem man!”

OriginOld English hām ← Proto-Germanic *haimaz →
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Meanings

adverbhjem (not comparable)

alternative Northern England heyem · alternative Geordie hyem · alternative Geordie yem · alternative dialectal home

  1. Northumbrianot comparablehome.

    Aa’m gannin hjem man!

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*haimaz
  2. Old Englishhām
  3. Englishhjem

From Old English hām, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Swedish hem, Dutch heem and heim-.

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APA

hjem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hjem

MLA

“hjem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hjem. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hjem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hjem.

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