English
Alternative spellings
heyem qualifier|Northern English dialect
hjem qualifier|Geordie
yem qualifier|Geordie
Etymology
From ON., compare Danish and Norwegian term|hjem|lang=da.
Noun
en-noun|-
- Geordie home
Quotations
[19th c.] 1993, Ned Corvan, �Yer Gannin to be a Keelman,� in Visions of the People, Patrick Joyce 1
1848, Sinks of London Laid Open 2
1985, David Wright <span title"translator">tr.</span> Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales 3
Related terms
home qualifier|Standard English
hyim qualifier|South Scots
References
R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987
R:Dobson & Irwin Newcastle 1970
R:Todds Geordie 1977
R:Northumberland 1880
ru:hyem
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