heimskur

Icelandic

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eimskʏr

Adjective

heimskur (comparative heimskari, superlative heimskastur)

1. stupid, foolish, dumb

   Ógn er hann heimskur.

   Oh how very stupid he is.

   Að gera einhvern heimskan. (synonym: forheimska)

   To stultify someone.

   Synonym: heimskulegur

Derived terms

• heimskt er heimaalið barn (travel broadens the mind; homish is the home-bred bairn)

Related terms

• heimska
• Heimski (a nickname; compare the cognomen Brutus, from brūtus (“heavy, unwieldy; dull, stupid”))

See also

• forheimska
• forheimskun
• grunnhyggni
• horskur

References

• heimskr from Cleasby/Vigfusson
• Icelandic Web of Science: Eruð þið heimskir? (“Are you dumb?”)