hjemsøke

Norwegian

verb
Definitions
  • to haunt
  • to afflict, plague, ravage

Etymology

Affix from Norwegian Bokmål hjem + Norwegian Bokmål søke derived from Old Norse heimsœkja.

Origin

Old Norse

heimsœkja

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