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heimskur.

stupid, foolish, dumb

8 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈheimskʏr]
  1. stupid, foolish, dumb

    Ógn er hann heimskur.
    Að gera einhvern heimskan.
Where this word comes from

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.

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