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  • noun Geordie home

Etymologies

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From Old English hām, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Swedish hem, Dutch heem and heim-. Note that this pronunciation is not derived from Old Norse, as is sometimes assumed on the basis of Danish and Norwegian hjem - the pronunciation in Geordie is directly derivable from the Old English form by regular rules. Compare traditional [stjɛn] 'stone' from stān.

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Examples

  • So hyem he cam an' catched the beast An' cut 'im in three halves, An' that seun stopped he's eatin' bairns, An' sheep an' lambs and calves.

    The Lambton Worm Song 2009

  • So hyem he cam an' catched the beast An' cut 'im in three halves, An' that seun stopped he's eatin' bairns, An' sheep an' lambs and calves.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • He waddn't fash to carry it hyem, So he hoyed it in a well.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • He waddn't fash to carry it hyem, So he hoyed it in a well.

    The Lambton Worm Song 2009

  • Aa tried ta lift hor, but Aa cudden't shift hor an 'Aa wished Aa had Nanny at hyem.

    Wor Nannys a Mazer 2000

  • Aa thowt Aa set hor hyem that neet; content we went alang,

    Keep Yor Feet Still Geordie Hinney 1996

  • Noo sit ye doon, Daddy, tuck in to your supper, it's your favourite bait, hot taties and meat, and a bit for the bairn, to grow like his Daddy; now me family's safe and hyem for the neet.

    Felton Lonnen 1991

  • The kye's come hyem, but Aa see not me hinny; the kye's come hyem, but Aa see not me bairn;

    Felton Lonnen 1991

  • The kye's come hyem, and Aa found me bit laddie; the kye comes hyem, and Aa found me bit bairn.

    Felton Lonnen 1991

  • Oh Dear me ... and he must hev got it reet when he set hor hyem that neet - after work dressed up he gans ta see hor neetly

    Sally Wheatley 1880

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