heimalingur

Icelandic

Etymology

A very common folk etymology re-interpretation of the word heimalningur (heim (“home”) + ala (“feed, nourish”)), here interpreted as heima (“at home”) plus the diminutive -lingur.

Noun

heimalingur m (genitive singular heimalings, nominative plural heimalingar)

  1. alternative spelling of heimalningur (“a home-fed lamb”)

Usage notes

Heimalningur is the only variant listed in dictionaries, however "heimalingur" is how the majority of people interpret this word and it is commonly seen in writing, having been in use since at least 1927.[1]

Declension

Declension of heimalingur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heimalingur heimalingurinn heimalingar heimalingarnir
accusative heimaling heimalinginn heimalinga heimalingana
dative heimalingi heimalingnum heimalingum heimalingunum
genitive heimalings heimalingsins heimalinga heimalinganna

References

  1. ^ “Þar sprakk blaðran”, in Ísland, 11 edition, 1927, page 2: “Morgunblaðið er eins og heimalingur hjá Jónasi á Hriflu, sem sötrar einokunargutlið úr sömu fötunni og Jónas frá Hriflu og hans nánustu.”
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