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) stupid, foolish, dumb Synonym: heimskulegur ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== heimskt er heimaalið barn (“travel broadens the mind”, literally “naive is the home-bred child”) ==== 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?”)