heimert

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• himkok, HB, hjembrent, husfusel, hjemmebrent

Etymology

heime +‎ -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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæɪmɛʈ/, /ˈhæɪmɛʁt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʈ, -ɛʁt
• Hyphenation: hei‧mert

Noun

heimert m (definite singular heimerten, indefinite plural heimerter, definite plural heimertene)

1. 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

• “heimert” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).