heiman

See also: Heiman

Faroese

Adverb

heiman

  1. away from home

Derived terms

  • gera seg heiman - prepare oneself for a journey

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Adverb

heiman

  1. from home

References

  1. ^ Rettskrivningsendringer fra 1. juli 2005 Fastsatt ved brev fra Kultur- og kirkedepartementet 16. februar 2005 [Spelling changes from July 1st 2005, as ordered by the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs February 16th 2005.] (in Norwegian), p. 34

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse heiman.

Adverb

heiman

  1. from home

Preposition

heiman

  1. on the homeward side
    Synonym: heimanfor

References

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᛁᛗᚨᚾᚨ (*haimana), from Proto-Germanic *haimanē, equivalent to heimr +‎ -an.

Adverb

heiman

  1. from home

Usage notes

  • In some phrases the reference is to the marriage and dowry of women.

Descendants

  • Icelandic: heiman
  • Faroese: heiman
  • Norwegian: heiman

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “heiman”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

hei +‎ -man

Noun

heiman

  1. very important person, big shot
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