heimert
Norwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editheime + -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
editNoun
editheimert m (definite singular heimerten, indefinite plural heimerter, definite plural heimertene)
- 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
References
edit- “heimert” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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- nb:Alcoholic beverages
- nb:Drinking