"heimskur" meaning in Icelandic

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Adjective

Forms: heimskari [comparative], heimskastur [superlative]
Rhymes: -eimskʏr 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. Etymology templates: {{der|is|non|heimskr||of a person- foolish, silly; who seldom leaves their home}} Old Norse heimskr (“of a person- foolish, silly; who seldom leaves their home”), {{suffix|non|heimr|-skr|t1=home, abode}} heimr (“home, abode”) + -skr, {{suffix|is|heim|skur}} heim + -skur, {{l|en|surface analysis}} surface analysis Head templates: {{head|is|adjectives|||comparative|heimskari|||||superlative|heimskastur|||||head=}} heimskur (comparative heimskari, superlative heimskastur), {{is-adj|heimskari|heimskastur}} heimskur (comparative heimskari, superlative heimskastur)
  1. stupid, foolish, dumb Synonyms: heimskulegur Derived forms: heimskt er heimaalið barn (english: travel broadens the mind; homish is the home-bred bairn) Related terms: heimska, Heimski (alt: a nickname; compare the cognomen Brutus, from brūtus) (english: heavy, unwieldy; dull, stupid), forheimska, forheimskun, grunnhyggni, horskur

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