heimert

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

heime + -ert, first part from Old Norse heima, genitive indefinite plural form of heimr (realm, region, village, home), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (home, house, village), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (village, home), *tḱóymos (settlement, dwelling), from o-grade form of *tḱey- (to settle, dwell) + *-mos (action/result noun forming suffix). Last part from Low German -ert.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæɪmɛʈ/, /ˈhæɪmɛʁt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʈ, -ɛʁt
  • Hyphenation: hei‧mert

Noun

heimert m (definite singular heimerten, indefinite plural heimerter, definite plural heimertene)

  1. moonshine (high-proof alcohol that is often produced illegally)
    Synonyms: husfusel, hjemmebrent, himkok
    • 1987, Morten Jørgensen, Sennepslegionen, page 160:
      jentene hadde med seg «heimert»
      the girls brought "moonshine"
    • 2004, Kim Småge, Dobbeltmann:
      [han] sa at du kurerte han en gang, dårlig heimert, at han lå dritings og spydde i sofaen din og at du ikke sladra til mora hans
      [he] said you cured him once, bad moonshine, that he was lying pissed and throwing up in your couch and that you did not rat him out to his mother

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