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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
HEMMA, adv., n.
I. adv. At home (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.).
II. n. Fig. A (house)wife (Ib.), in fisherman's tabu-language, lit. "the one who stays at home."
[Norw. hjemme, at home, O.N. heima, (at) home.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hemma adv., n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 21 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hemma>
