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hjem

hjem adverb: home.

Adverb

hjem (not comparable)

  1. (Northumbria) home.
    • Aa’m gannin hjem man!

Forms of hjem

alternative Northern Englandheyem
alternative Geordiehyem
alternative Geordieyem
alternative form (dialectal)home

Origin of hjem

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

Questions about hjem

What does hjem mean?
Hjem means home.
What part of speech is hjem?
Hjem is an adverb.

Words near hjem in the dictionary

  1. Hjelms
  2. Hjelmslev transformation
  3. Hjelmslev transformations
  4. Hjelmslev's theorem
  5. Hjelmslevian
  6. hjem
  7. Hjerkinn
  8. HJK
  9. Hjort
  10. Hjorts
  11. HJR

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